Pettitte did not tell the Yankees that he might be included in the report, which said he had used human growth hormone. Pettitte admitted his use and the Yankees supported him publicly. But his performance suffered in the second half of the season, when he usually gets stronger, and he admitted his distracting off-season might have been a factor.

In a way, though, such honesty has always been part of Pettitte’s appeal; his sincerity and earnestness have made him a fan favorite. In an interview in September, Pettitte forecast a quick negotiation, even though he knew it might not be wise to do so.

Pettitte did not tell the Yankees that he might be included in the report, which said he had used human growth hormone. Following the release of the report, Honest Andy released his own statement, which was full of lie after lie. In his statement Honest Andy claimed that he had used human growth hormone on just two occasions, both in 2002, which, coincidentally, was just as the report had claimed. "This is it — two days out of my life; two days out of my entire career, when I was injured and on the disabled list," Honest Andy's statement read. "I have tried to do things the right way my entire life, and, again, ask that you put those two days in the proper context. People that know me will know that what I say is true." However, on February 13, 2008, in a Congressional affidavit, Honest Andy admitted to further use, specifically, that he had also used human growth hormone in 2004. Prior to swearing to that affidavit, The New York Daily News had forewarned Honest Andy that it was going to go public with information from its own investigation that revealed that Honest Andy had also used human growth hormone in 2004, contrary to his initial statement. This was the course by which Honest Andy Pettitte admitted his use -- or, at least, as much use as had already been independently discovered -- and the Yankees supported him publicly.

He probably doesn't need the money, so this comes down to how bad he wants to pitch. He can probably get innings from the Yankees, but he'll have to pay for them dearly. If they could sign him for $8-9m, if he was willing to sign for that, they'd almost have to take him back. But that's a 50% salary cut for being league average, which has to be a pretty bitter pill to swallow for a guy with his history.

Rangers could probably use him.

How many times in their history did the Rangers have five starters who outperformed Andy's projected 2009?

He probably doesn't need the money, so this comes down to how bad he wants to pitch. He can probably get innings from the Yankees, but he'll have to pay for them dearly. If they could sign him for $8-9m, if he was willing to sign for that, they'd almost have to take him back.

Yeah; oftentimes the relevant factor for the player is not how much money he "needs," but how much he thinks he's worth. And Pettitte is clearly worth more than 1 year, $10 million. He's worth a multi-year deal for at least that much annually. On a 1 year k he's worth $15 million or so.

If he seriously only wants to play for the Yankees or retire, then his market value is whatever the Yankees are willing to pay him.

And when Andy was forced to confess he couldn't do that honestly either, basically absolving himself by saying that he and "god" know he isn't a cheater. That's like a shop-lifter saying he's not a thief.

I guess one could look at it that way, but I don't see why we should assume he wouldn't go elsewhere. As JC points out, he did already, once. And this time around the Yankees are lowballing him. And Torre is in LA.

I can't conceive of a rational thought process that results in concluding that Pettitte is a shining beacon of honesty and sincerity, on the heels of the events of the last year.