Do the Yankees Finally Have a Rotation Built to Contend?

Andy Pettitte dashed out of the Yankees’ dugout to a standing ovation, then pitched a scoreless sixth inning on Wednesday, appearing in his first game since the 2010 American League Championship Series. The 39-year-old left-hander turned in a solid 13-pitch outing in the Yankees’ Grapefruit League finale, an 8-3 win over the Mets at George M. Steinbrenner Field, permitting a single and facing the minimum three batters. Andy Pettitte coming out of retirement has added an unexpected wrinkle to a club that had boosted its rotation by acquiring Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda. Closer Mariano Rivera seems to be leaning toward retiring after the season and would like nothing better than to collect a fifth World Series ring. The 2012 New York Yankees are one of the better teams in Major League Baseball, but we say that every year….. and every year we also say that they aren’t built for a postseason run. It’s no different this year. The Yankees will make the playoffs, but the will...