Sabathia Open To All Teams

Let the games begin...

Can you say Yankees anyone?

Nats - 8/$200MM.

Bank It. For the lulz.

Yankees 6/138

haha the nats with their 48 million dollar payroll are gonna pay a dude 25 mil a year ok right

YANKEES MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!!

As much as it annoys other teams' fans, and I am a Yankee fan, i think that they will sign him. It's not me trying to act greedy and stuff because its either you hate the yankees, or you love them. I think they feel that they need a power-pitcher type ace and since they missed out on Santana last year, they saw what happened and now they know they need Sabathia.

The Yanks have to make it happen. they need to have someone they can trust at the front of the rotation.

cc wont say it out loud, but do u think he wants to go to either NY team. the mets have collapsed the last 2yrs, the yankees have an allstar at nearly every postion, yet they dont make it into the playoffs. they still have questions at 1b, the outfield and maybe 3 starting rotation spots, along w/ having to deal w/ steinbreiner for 6-7 yrs? he has said he likes hitting and the nl is eaiser to pitch in. he wont say it cause, as long as the yabks r in, the $ will keep going up and up and up. he will probably land in the nl on someone eithier on the west, in the playoffs, or very close to it. but i dont see how he would want to deal w/ NY. also for the mets, if they get cc at 7/150, and they dont make it in the playoffs, could u imagine how much crap cc and johan would have to take for yrs to come?? tome, just sounds like to many negatives.

Not to mention i love the fire and passion he showed. something this team really needs.

sabathia beckett
wang matsuzaka
joba lester
mussina wakefield
hughes byrd

IMO he puts the yankees rotation over the red sox

lakers,dodgers,yankees... I somewhat agree with your post, but cmon... money talks and you can't deny that. We see it happen basically every year where a guy leaves his team, even though he "wants to stay there" because some other team offered a lot of money. Everybody knows that that has happened a lot and I believe it will happen yet again this year.

Its between the Yankees and the Dodgers in my opinion. i just think the Yanks are going to offer him what ever he wants. its going to a tough decision that i wish i had.

if the brewers offer over 100 million he will resign in milwaukee. Im thinking 6 years, 125

sabathia beckett
wang matsuzaka
joba lester
mussina wakefield
hughes byrd

I dont know that looks pretty even to me.

actually i think Lester is the #2 over Matsuzaka.

It pains me to say this but lester is awesome.

Arod188
yes $ talks, but if u think about it, the phils or dodgers could make a good offer.
if the phils let go of burrel, get a juan rivera type to take his spot, theres $ for cc. depending on how the dodgers do in the playoffs, already swept cubs, pressure will be on colleti and mccourt to give torre another chance with the mix of young and old. with manny, blake and furcal back, the only thing thatll be needed is someone to either replace lowe, or take his spot. i personally hope, watching the dodegrs as a happy fan, that the dodgers can keep furcal, blake, manny and lowe. get rid of penny, nomar(or resign for less), kent and maddux, use that 30m+ to resign manny and start paying for cc

Honestly, the Yankees can have him. The guy is beyond terrible in the playoffs, is over weight and will be getting a huge contract. Good luck with having two of the biggest chokes in the playoffs with CC and A-Rod.

lakersdodgersyankees4life

need we say more

"The guy is beyond terrible in the playoffs"

4 straight starts on 3 days rest. something had to give.

HAHAHAHA nevermind he pitched 3 times in 9 days to get the brewers into the playoffs

"Honestly, the Yankees can have him. The guy is beyond terrible in the playoffs, is over weight and will be getting a huge contract. Good luck with having two of the biggest chokes in the playoffs with CC and A-Rod."

it unfair to go after cc, he made 5 start starts on 3 days rest. he would usually only make 3 in the same time zone. remember he did pitch 253 innings this yr

I like how you root for 2 MLB franchises 3000 miles apart. Haha. What a joke.

well fitz the dodgers started as a ny franchise, but you probably didnt know that, my bad.

Yankees fans suck. Every big free agent that comes out all yankees fans are like "Lets get um!!!!!" they get every free agent how do u feel good about your team when they buy eveyrone and still dont make the playoffs.

Casanova, great so if he lives in the Bronx I could see him liking the Dodgers and Yankees but the Lakers? That makes a lot of sense..

If he lives in LA then why would he like the Yankees?

You fail.

"Yankees fans suck. Every big free agent that comes out all yankees fans are like "Lets get um!!!!!" they get every free agent how do u feel good about your team when they buy eveyrone and still dont make the playoffs."

Pissed. so we buy more an get our hopes up again!

Fitz it is entirely possible to, you know move places where you live and keep all your stuff. Theres really any number of reasons you can like teams from all over the place. No matter how far apart they are. it's possible. i even know people in america who like soccer teams IN EUROPE!!!!!

I like how you root for 2 MLB franchises 3000 miles apart. Haha. What a joke.

alright dumass, ill break it down. i am from ny, my grandfather was a grocery boy delivery man for the babe, ill bet u cant say that, and i grew up watching the yankees. however, i moved in 2000 to ca. as i got older and missed baseball more, i started to watch dodger games, therfore i became a fan. since the only good nba franchise in ca is the lakers, i also became a fan. does that answer ur questions?
btw, you fail

thanks CasanovaWong

A couple of points to make, this is no longer the mid late 90s, the days when the massive contracts that only teams like the Yanks could hand out are gone. My bet won't be the dollar amount that will make some teams walk away, but rather the number of years. Long term pitching contracts historically have low success.

"4 straight starts on 3 days rest. something had to give."

This is the second year in a row he's collapsed in the postseason. I think the real issue is he shouldn't be throwing 250 innings per season.

I would say that Milwaukee should try to resign Sabathia because he has really energized this franchise in the few months he has been there, but I feel that they just put him out there for all those complete games for the idea of overusing him while he was in their possession. Now that the season is over for them, I don't feel that they would make that commitment to him.

I still say he ends up somewhere away from the West Coast. For a team that usually likes to spend and has had absolutely no pitching for as long as I can remember, how about CC in that bandbox in Arlington?

To whoever mentioned them, I would say the Phillies are a wild card on the East Coast but they have to pay a lot of their main guys such as Hamels and Howard big-time arbitration money. Burrell or not, they will be somewhat strapped.

^^ I know it's not only the Yankees who can do it, I just said it would be easiest for them TO do it. I agree with you that it is the number of years that scares away teams but you have to give the guy a break... I mean, he pitched 4 times in 12 days and they wouldn't have gotten into the playoffs without his incredible performance. He would've started twice in that amount of time had it been on normal rest. If he had had normal rest, I think we would've seen something different out of him.

"since the only GOOD nba franchise in ca is the lakers, i also became a fan. does that answer ur questions?"

Yes, yes it does. Thank you.

"This is the second year in a row he's collapsed in the postseason. I think the real issue is he shouldn't be throwing 250 innings per season."

i agree with you that 250 is a huge number, but this year i think it was more the consecutive starts on 3 days rest. and last year was because he went 50 innings past what he had throw the year before. at least going into next year hes accustomed to a huge workload. i hope whoever does get him, can keep him to 220 or less for his sake.

GM
I totally agree, 250 is a lot of innings, one of the tops in innings that I've seen over the past couple of seasons, but I think the 4 starts on 3 days rest each finally got to him. I mean... he's a great pitcher, but yes, he is human. He got tired, and it showed in quite possibly his last game as a Brewer. I also like that limit you said about the 220 or less, it'd really help him out for the long run.

The Zito and Scmidt contracts are overpriced and most long term high dollar contracts havent panned out
Johan Santana, $22,916,667 (2008-13)
Carlos Zambrano, $18,300,000 (2008-12)
Barry Zito, $18,000,000 (2007-13)
Jake Peavy, $17,333,333 (2010-12)
Andy Pettitte, $16,000,000 (2008)
Jason Schmidt, $15,666,667 (2007-09)
Mike Hampton, $15,125,000 (2001-08)
Roy Oswalt, $14,600,000 (2007-11)
Mark Buehrle, $14,000,000 (2008-11)
John Smoltz, $14,000,000 (2008)

Roy Halladay, $13,333,333 (2008-10)
Pedro Martinez, $13,250,000 (2005-08)
Randy Johnson, $13,000,000 (2007-08)
Chris Carpenter, $12,700,000 (2008-11)
Bronson Arroyo, $12,500,000 (2009-10)
Kevin Millwood, $12,000,000 (2006-10)

Id keep your eye on the Angels! We've been known to make big splashes at the last second... could be the same with CC. Watch out.

I expect him to be back pitching games with Yovani Gallardo next year.

i can't wait to see what the Hot Stove winter meetings has to bring us =D

A couple of things... you knew there would be some morons that called CC a choke artist, because they are too ignorant to understand the fact that he pitched 4 starts in a row on short rest, and probably 10 starts on short rest as a Brewer, and it finally caught up with him. Secondly, did anybody even watch game 2? He didn't have his best stuff, thats for sure, but Victorino got jammed and fisted a GS into the LF bleachers. Cheap as hell. I am used to watching games at Shea, and that ball in Shea Stadium, would have been 15 feet short of the fence. Thats only a HR in a handful of stadiums.

If the Dodgers resign Manny they won't have enough to get CC.

And it looks like the Angels are going to start shopping early. So much for making the big splash late.

Calriver

I agree. They cant get both.

But t think the dodgers have to resign Manny. alot of people dont realize he brought them to the playoffs. Not only was he crazy good but he made the whole lineup better and got the Dodgers in the playoffs and now to the NLCS (which the Phillies will win)

Not sure how the ownership situation would affect this, but I've always had a hunch the Cubs could blow him away with a huge offer

Their playoff performance couldn't have hurt their motivation to get him

A lot of team's fandom will feel their club has a shot at Sabathia. I don't discount any team who can afford him. Some would have to get a little creative. My early guess is he does not end up on either side of NY and I also think he stays in the NL.

Might be wrong, just a hunch.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him re-sign in MIL for 10/$200m. However, I'm a Yankee fan and would perfer he come to The Bronx.

138 million over 6 years. That is 23 million a year which should be more than enough.

"Not only was he crazy good but he made the whole lineup better and got the Dodgers in the playoffs and now to the NLCS (which the Phillies will win)"

I doubt it. I don't really care who wins, because despite the fact they are huge rivals of the Mets, they are a fun team and I love Utley and Werth. Have nothing against the Phils other then when they play the Mets. That said, I like Dodgers in 5. They look like a machine right now, guys like Myers, Moyer, Blanton will not be able to stop Martin, Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Manny, their pitching just is not good enough. And the Phillies pretty much won that series without big production from their middle of the order. Sure, Burrell went nuts last night, but I like the dodgers. They are on fire, getting good pitching, and they have the best player on the field. Dodgers in 5, possibly 6.

"I wouldn't be surprised to see him re-sign in MIL for 10/$200m. However, I'm a Yankee fan and would perfer he come to The Bronx. "

You wouldn't? I think the rest of the world would be absolutely shocked.

This is going to be my last post on this because there's obviously going to be another Sabathia article soon enough, so here is my final say...

Sabathia will almost definately go to where the most money is. I don't care what he says about hitting in the NL, or what have you. That will play a good part in his decision, but once again... money talks and it will happen all over again this winter. The Brewers will most likely offer something around 6yrs/120, but I think they will get turned down. Sabathia will explore the market and take whatever offer is the most.

Says the Yankee fan who desperately is trying to convince himself Sabathia wants to be there.

If I am considering two deals, one is 3/18, and the other is 3/24, then yeah, money talks. When I am considering two deals, and one is 6/120, and one is 6/136, then no, money is not the top priority. He is going to make enough money to support his family 10 times over either way.

nrmax.. I agree with you... but it's not about having the money - you can support your entire family 10 times over for 6/60 million.. it's about the number... It's an ego thing.

"Says the Yankee fan who desperately is trying to convince himself that Sabathia wants to be there."

Wow... You've got to be kidding me. In case you haven't noticed, players take the most money 95% of the time, and that's no questions asked, no matter what. Look at Johnny Damon, came from the Red Sox to NY because the Red Sox offered 4/48 and the yankees offered 4/52. He came because of 4m. It doesn't matter about the situation or what any player says, they will take the most money in the end... It happens almost every time and nobody can disagree with that. One exception that I can think of now is a one of a kind player in Jake Peavy who took a HUGE discount. It's true that I want Sabathia, yeah. Who doesn't? But it's not just about wanting him, it's about facing facts.

The Brewers will offer him 6 year $120 million and he'll accept it.

I think Yankees will offer him 6 year $ 150 million to CC