Andy Pettitte rolled the dice with the Yankees and it came up snake eyes. Pettitte turned down a guaranteed one year, ten million dollar contract figuring that he could end up making more money. He does have the chance to make more, but he is going to have to pitch his way to that cash now instead of having it in his bank account. Pettitte signed a one year, $5.5 million contract that has incentives that can make it worth $12 million. Considering he was a .500 pitcher with a 4.50 ERA last year, those incentives better be pretty generous or else Pettitte is going to be missing out on a bunch of money. In the fantasy world, this has a good chance of being Andy's final season so if you are in a keeper league I would stay away from Pettitte. In seasonal leagues he still has some value, last season's disaster could have had something to do with the whole HGH thing to start the year and then elbow trouble to finish it. Throughout his career, Pettitte has been a good pitcher, but he holds no more value than as a flier at the end of drafts.

This may be the only time in his career that Gregg Zaun has been mentioned in a fantasy article, but his signing should have some fantasy relevance, although it doesn't revolve around him. The Baltimore Orioles signed Zaun to a contract, which most likely means that he will hold down the fort to start the season until soon to be rookie Matt Wieters is ready to start tearing up the majors. Look for Wieters to fall into a similar situation that Evan Longoria did last season with the Rays. The O's will most likely hold him down in the minors long enough to delay his free agent eligibility, which is usually three or four weeks. After that, assuming he is doing well, look for the next big thing at catcher to find his way to Baltimore.

The Colorado Rockies announced that their infield to start the season will include Todd Helton at first, and Garrett Atkins going back to third. This is not a big surprise, but sucks big time for second year man Ian Stewart who had a breakthrough campaign in 2008. This likely means that Stewart will come off the bench, or MAYBE get tried in the outfield. More likely though he will get to play when Helton needs a day off, and anyone who drafts Stewart can just sit and hope for that latest Todd Helton injury. Stewart is the only guy who has his value effected by this, as he definitely falls down the rankings with this news. However, keeper league players, if he is still around he would be worth stashing on your bench for when he is able to play regularly.

The Royals have locked up their ace for a while when they gave Zach Greinke a four year extension. I seem to be the only one not completely sold on Greinke, although he did have a career season in 2008. He won 13 games, had an ERA around 3.50, and struck out over 180 guys, a fine season for sure. I still just have a problem with the fact that the guy nearly quit on baseball, and that fact just doesn't go away quickly with me. If he is good again this season I will have to change my tune, and it is possible. While not contending for a division title yet, the Royas are starting to look more like a legitimate baseball team. Greinke could win 15 or more games this year if he pitches like he did last season again.

The fantasy world will bid a fond farewell to two players who announced their retirements this week in Kenny Rogers and Sean Casey. Let's be honest here, there aren't huge tears being shed for the loss of either player at this point, but in the early days of fantasy these guys were relevant players. Casey is best known for being one of the most popular Reds of all time, while Kenny Rogers is best known for that awesome Gambler song.