Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday that no decision had been made on where Andy Pettitte will make his next start. Pettitte had his second straight poor outing on Sunday, giving up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks over five innings while pitching with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Despite the underwhelming results, the veteran southpaw is confident that he's ready to join the Yankees' rotation.

Andy Pettitte deemed himself ready Sunday to return to the Yankees' rotation. "I'm going to let them let everybody know what we've got going on," Pettitte said. "I feel like I'm ready, and I think they're ready for me to come up." Pettitte struggled Sunday, giving up five runs -- three earned -- on eight hits and two walks over five innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He did post a 3.71 ERA and 14/3 K/BB ratio over 17 innings in his three minor league outings. One cause for concern is that Pettitte's outings have looked progressively worse. Manager Joe Girardi said he'll speak with GM Brian Cashman about a plan for Pettitte. We think the veteran left-hander will be added to the roster later this week.

Andy Pettitte didn't have great results Sunday in what could be his final minor league start, giving up five runs -- three earned -- on eight hits and two walks over five innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He did strike out six and finished the game with a 1-2-3 fifth inning. Pettitte holds a 3.71 ERA and 14/3 K/BB ratio over 17 innings in his three minor league outings, but he's gotten progressively worse and also struggled last week in an extended spring game. It's possible that the Yanks will give him one more outing before adding him to their rotation, but we're betting this was probably his last one.

Andy Pettitte will make his next minor league start Sunday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but general manager Brian Cashman indicated it might not be his final one. "The very least, one more. I saw him at Trenton and he needed at least two, if not three," GM Brian Cashman said. "His next start was an extended spring [on Monday] and he got his pitch count up. That will be two starts from when I saw him. He's just building endurance, but he looked good." We have a feeling that Pettitte will be added to the Yanks rotation if Sunday's outing goes well, but it's obviously not a foregone conclusion. David Phelps, who presumably would lose his spot when Pettitte is ready, pitched decently Thursday in his first major league start.

Andy Pettitte will make one more minor league tune-up before joining the Yankees. That was the expectation all along, but Pettitte said following an extended spring training appearance Monday that he was ready to make his next start on the major league level. The Yankees don't think he's quite ready yet, so don't expect him to join the rotation until May 10 at the earliest.

Andy Pettitte said Monday that the Yankees are "leaning toward" giving him another minor league start. Pettitte thinks he's ready despite getting knocked around on Monday in an extended spring training start, but the plan all along had been to give him one more tuneup before activating him. The veteran left-hander has overall looked good in his minor league outings and should give the Yanks rotation a boost when he returns in mid-May.

After giving up six runs (five earned) over 5 2/3 innings Monday during a start in extended spring training, Andy Pettitte said he is ready to return to the Yankees. "I feel I'm strong enough and ready to make my next start with [the Yankees]," said Pettitte. "I feel good and it was another solid day. I felt the quality of pitches were as good as I've had in any of my starts up to now, and I was able to hold my velocity throughout [the outing]. I feel like I'm ready to help the team." It's worth noting that Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said prior to Monday's outing that Pettitte would need at least two more tune-ups before being a realistic option to return to the big leagues. And Pettitte's performance Monday, while not as bad as the box score indicates, will do little to change that. Barring something unusual, he appears on track to join the Yanks in mid-May.

Andy Pettitte gave up six runs and threw 95 pitches during a start in extended spring training on Monday. It sounds bad, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi said a lot of the damage was wind-aided. It's not clear where Pettitte will make his next tune-up start, but he remains on track to join the Yankees' rotation at some point in May.

Andy Pettitte will make his next minor league rehab start for High-A Tampa on Monday, as opposed to pitching for Double-A Trenton in Portland, Maine. The Yankees don't want Pettitte to pitch in the cold weather conditions in Portland, so they've moved his next appearance to the warmer weather in Tampa. With Freddy Garcia and Phil Hughes struggling, the veteran left-hander could return to the Yankees' rotation sooner than originally planned.

MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports the Yankees haven't decided if Andy Pettitte will make his scheduled start Monday for Double-A Trenton. The Yankees don't want Pettitte pitching in cold conditions in Portland and may opt to reschedule his next rehab assignment. It's not clear whether this will push back his regular season debut. Pettitte is expected to join the Yankees' rotation sometime next week.