Andy Pettitte Named Special Adviser to Yankees GM Brian Cashman

Andy Pettitte is a New York Yankee once more.

This time around, however, Pettitte will be serving in the front office. The long-time Yankees starting pitcher has agreed to join the team as a special adviser to general manager Brian Cashman. 

As for Pettitte's role, he'll be assisting the Yankees at both the major and minor league level, per Yankees writer Bryan Hoch:

Pettitte also had talks with the Miami Marlins about joining that organization, according to Erik Boland of Newsday. Per that report, "Pettitte said Derek Jeter, who recently brought Jorge Posada to the Marlins, spoke to him about a possible role but it never got very far in terms of specifics. Pettitte said new role with Yankees is undefined and not much different than before which is: Doing 'whatever they need.'"

Pettitte, 46, spent 15 seasons with the New York Yankees (1995-2003, 2007-10, 2012-13) and three years with the Houston Astros (2004-06) in his long and successful career, finishing 256-153 with a 3.85 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 2,448 strikeouts. 

He was a three-time All-Star and five-time champion, finishing in the top five of the Cy Young voting four times, though he never won the award. He was one of the defining Yankees from a very successful period for the team, joining Jeter, Posada and Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera in the team's "Core Four," as all four players came through the Yankees farm system together and made their debuts in 1995.

It isn't surprising, then, to see a player like Pettitte return to the organization.