Pettitte battling back spasms

Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte is expected to miss his scheduled spring start Friday because of back spasms. "I don't anticipate it being a major problem," Yankees manager Joe Torre said Tuesday. "He just got a little tightness. It seems to be pretty straightforward." Pettitte and Chien-Ming Wang are under consideration to start the April 2 opener against Tampa Bay.

Pettitte first experienced the back problems while working out Monday, and his scheduled bullpen session Tuesday was cancelled. Torre said that Pettitte should be ready for the start of the season if he is able to make a final spring training start next week. It doesn't appear to be something which will affect him into the regular season. He remains a top-30 Fantasy pitcher in all formats.
Source: CBS SportsLine.com