Since the Cliff Lee fiasco, the Yankees have been quietly putting feelers out for quality pitchers. According to Yankees President Randy Levine, there's one man they keep coming back to time and again: Andy Pettitte. "Andy's a great Yankee and a great person and I know he'll give it thought and follow his heart and we'll respect his decision. But we're out there, all of us, hoping every day that he comes back. I think he knows we need him. I think he knows how much we respect him and what a great leader he is." Who could turn down an enthusiastically desperate plea like that? According to teammates, probably Pettitte. more ›

Turning down various rich offers, including one from the Yankees, pitcher Cliff Lee has decided to return to Philadelphia. The Daily News reports, "The Yankees received a call shortly before midnight from [Lee's agent Darek] Braunecker, who informed them that the 32-year-old Lee had decided to leave their seven-year offer for about $148 million on the table. The Yankees had gone up a year after originally offering Lee six years for $138 million." more ›

If the Mets have reached a decision about where Jenrry Mejia will begin the season, they haven't been honest with reporters. Omar Minaya said Friday that the team is waiting to decide if Mejia will stay with the big club (to relieve) or go to Double-A Binghamton (to start). As tempting as having Mejia in the Major League bullpen must be to the Mets, the team must send him down with an eye toward his future. more ›

As if Mets fans needed more bad news: Ace pitcher Johan Santana will needs "minor arthroscopic surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow and will miss the remainder of the season," according to MLB.com. Apparently Santana has had some discomfort since spring training—"Though the Mets at one point scheduled an MRI on the elbow, they never proceeded with that test." The Mets expect him to be back in spring training next year; GM Omar Minaya said, "We would all love to see Johan Santana here in September. But I think it's a decision that's a wise decision. We want to see Johan Santana here for the long haul." In a blog post earlier today, before the Mets announced Santana was sitting out for the rest of the season, the Post's Joel Sherman questioned, "The Mets can't play dumb here. Jerry Manuel said that he knew Santana had not been throwing bullpen sessions between starts since sometime before the All-Star break... So, again, how do the Mets let Santana keep pitching in these meaningless games? Where is the logic? Where are the adults?" more ›