The New York Yankees will welcome Andy Pettitte to the rotation Tuesday night against the Blue Jays following a nearly two-month absence due to a broken foot. All that time away has the southpaw contemplating a return for a 15th season in 2013, reports Matt Ehalt of ESPNNewYork.com.
"I could probably say that when I came back I thought there was no chance that I was coming back, this is a one-year deal," Pettitte said. "But getting hurt and only having 60 innings right now and you were hoping to have a couple hundred innings under your belt, it definitely gives me the option to consider coming back again next year, that's for sure."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he was hoping to get five innings and 70 pitches out of Pettitte against the Blue Jays. Dan Martin of the New York Post says Pettitte will likely be backed up by Freddy Garcia and perhaps David Phelps until he is ready to get to 100 pitches.
One issue could be an unfavorable weather forecast for Tuesday that might push back Pettitte's start another day.
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