Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has been exchanging text messages with Andy Pettitte and says the left-hander is leaning towards retirement. "I think, like everyone else [thinks], if he's leaning one way, he's probably leaning towards retiring," Teixeira said. "I think that's what he's publicly said. It's no secret right now. That's probably where he's leaning. But in a month and a half, a lot can happen." New York general manager Brian Cashman echoed similar sentiments about Pettitte earlier this month.