The latest rumor out of the meetings has Andy Pettitte reconsidering retirement for a return to the Bronx. SI's Tom Verducci is reporting that the free-agent lefty is "the club's No. 1 option."
The free-agent left-hander, who is strongly considering retirement, is said to be intrigued with the idea of returning to pinstripes and "could possibly have a deal by the end of the week" with New York, according to a baseball source familiar with the negotiations.
The Yankees are willing to wait as long as necessary for Pettitte, whose original timetable was to defer a decision on 2007 until later this month.
How do his numbers stack up against other free agent starters? Here are Pettitte's numbers over the last 2 years compared with Barry Zito and Jason Schmidt:
| Pitcher | W-L | ERA | IP | K/9 | K/BB |
| Pettitte | 31-22 | 3.28 | 436.2 | 7.19 | 3.14 |
| Zito | 30-23 | 3.78 | 449.1 | 6.45 | 1.71 |
| Schmidt | 23-16 | 3.95 | 385.1 | 8.02 | 2.09 |
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