Rafael soriano signs with Washington

I'm really not sure how this really helps Washington, as they already had a great duo in Storen and Clippard. The deal is for a 2 year $28 million and a third year vesting option that can is unlikely to be reached as it would require him to finish 120 games.
The Yankees will get the 32nd pick as the Nationals will give up their 29th pick. Its actually pretty stupid that the Tigers didn't go after Soriano, but they want to go with the kid with almost no experience above single A.

Andy Pettitte will pitch for Team USA in WBC

Update 1/17 So in the end Pettitte was not on the roster, leaving just Texeira as the only Yankee on Team USA's WBC roster.

Andy Pettitte will be part of the Team USA pitching staff during the World Baseball Classic in March. He will be joined in the rotation by R.A Dickey and Ryan Vogelsong. He will be joined by fellow Yankee Mark Teixeira, as well as numerous other MLB stars. Jon a list of the Heyman has a list of the current roster, but I have to figure its not final as there is no current short stop. I'm not sure when Joe Torre will announce the final roster.
Its a little surprising that the Yankees are willing to let Pettitte pitch considering his age, but they must trust him to be able to handle the workload. Robinson Cano will play for Team Domincan Republic, but past that no their Yankees have announced their participation.

Update 1/14
Apparently Francisco Cervelli will play for Team Italy, he played for them in 2009. Also full rosters will be submitted on Thursday.

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