HBT: Pettitte admits legs 'not in shape'

The Yankees haven?t made a guess as to when Andy Pettitte will be ready to start a major league game. But we can probably rule out all of April.

The veteran left-hander told George King III of the New York Post on Saturday morning in Yankees camp that his legs ?are not in shape? yet and that he must get them properly tuned up before he can progress to the next step in his throwing program.

So far, Pettitte has made it through two innings of simulated action. ?The last thing I want to do is rush something,? he said Saturday. ?At this point, it wouldn?t be smart. [The simulated game] was great, but it?s not a real game. It?s still not another team.??

Pettitte signed a minor league contract with the Yankees in mid-March. He sat out the entire 2011 season after posting an 11-3 record, 3.28 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 101/41 K/BB ratio across 129 innings in 2010.

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