Yanks in Talks With Sheets, Pettitte

The New York Yankees are in talks with free agents pitchers Ben Sheets and Andy Pettitte according to SI.com's Jon Heyman. I recently wrote a post about how the Yankees should try to sign Ben Sheets and it seems as though it may actually take a 2-year deal to sign the injury-prone right hander. Since they are the Yankees however, they might be able to sign Sheets to a 1-year deal with one or two option years.

The Yankees have also "resumed" talks with LHP Andy Pettitte after Pettitte declined the Yankees $10.5mm offer. Pettitte refused the deal due to, in most part, the pay decrease it would result in from last year's salary ($16mm). Unless the two sides are willing to compromise to a deal around $13mm, Pettitte may be forced into retirement.