46 Andy Pettitte, SP

Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte threw a normal bullpen session Saturday, a sign that he continues to recover well from a trapezius injury.

Pettitte told reporters all went well in his bullpen session, and hopes to throw a simulated game soon. He does not have an exact timetable for that or his possible return from the disabled list. However, he has maintained in recent days that he should be able to return around June 1, when he is first eligible to come off the disabled list. 

Yankees starter Andy Pettitte said his injured trapezius felt good after playing catch Friday, MLB.com reports.

Pettitte is expected to throw a bullpen Saturday and could throw a simulated game if all goes well. He is on track to return around his first eligible date of June 1.

Yankees starter Andy Pettitte will play catch either Thursday or Friday, the Journal News reports Wednesday. Manager Joe Girardi is unsure whether Pettitte will be able to return when first eligible. 

"We have it mapped or semi-mapped out," Girardi said. "I don’t know if it will be the first day, but it will be shortly after that."

Pettitte will complete long toss following playing catch. That will be followed by a bullpen session and then a simulated game. Pettitte will do his work with the Yankees and not at the minor-league complex. 

The Yankees have no real plan for injured starter Andy Pettitte just yet, the Journal News reports Tuesday. 

"They're giving him five or six days off from throwing," manager Joe Girardi said. "He's not scheduled to throw yet."

Girardi said that Pettitte may throw a simulated game instead of going on a real rehab assignment for his strained trapezius muscle. 

The Yankees have officially placed starter Andy Pettitte on the 15-day disabled list with a strained trapezius muscle.

Pettitte, who left Thursday's start against the Mariners, was pretty "spasm'd up," according to general manager Brian Cashman. Cashman also told reporters that his injury is considered "minor" and that the team was willing to make the "safe play" by taking a cautious approach with his injury.

The 40-year-old lefty went 4-3 with a 3.83 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP in eight starts before landing on the disabled list.