C.C. Sabathia Rumors: Wednesday

C.C. will you please sign somewhere already

CC, you are one hell of a pitcher and are entitled to taking your time in making one of the biggest decisions of your life. And as a Yankees fan, I would love to have you throw out the first pitch at the new Yankee Stadium. If there is one thing the Yankees haven't had in a while, it is a true ace and YOU would be it.

However, the offer was made almost a month ago (if not already a month). If you have no intent signing with the Yankees, come out and tell them already. Let them focus on bettering their team.

I hope something (anything) happens soon.

Yeah, please sign soon.

Let the first domino fall...

In an interview on KNBR680 earlier this evening, Brian Sabean stated he was doing his own "Due diligence" by looking into CC this past week. He also stated the Giants wouldn't be willing to go 6 years but 5 was possible with money not as big a factor.

He also stated the Giants wouldn't be filling their offensive needs through offense but through pitching. By lowering the run differential and CC could be one way of doing so.

Not sure if this puts the Giants closer or further away from making an offer to CC. Any thoughts?

To everyone that wants CC to sign soon, IMO this thing is only getting started. I see TEX signing first and CC waiting it out, maybe even signing a contract in January. I see more potential suitors for Sabathia to appear soon such as the Dodgers and Angels. If the Angels loose out on Tex, i think they will become front runners.

Wild Prediction: Signs with Angels 5 years 130 million.

Though i wouldn't mind if he signs with SF.

I had a typo in my previous post, i meant to post Angels 6 years 130 million.

I think CC has realized that no other team is going to come close to the Yankees' offer and as much as he likes the West Coast and the NL, $140M isn't anything to sneeze at. But once he begins to fade as a player, he'll realize the downside to be a Yankee.

I think is funny that Stark thinks the fact that he has "baseball sources" who dont think CC wants to play in New York, is something that should be shocking!

I mean is that supposed to be some sort of news?

If all of the previous posts by Tim are true, and Cashman IS making progress with C.C., then don't you think that there won’t be to many people who even know or will immediately believe it within a matter of a few hours?
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You can’t just go out there and ask people that were not actually involved in the Cashman-Sabathia meetings, if they think C.C. would like to play in New York because the obvious answer thus far is NO.

Of course there are people out there that still think C.C. is hesitant to play on the East coast, but if C.C. is starting to come around then I would say all previous reports are irrelevant and the only thing that will confirm this belief is time

How to make CC a non factor? Put him in a Giants uniform. Yes they would have a very nice pitching staff. But offense is so bad CC could throw 3 hit 1 run games an still lose.

Thats per year, just in case there are any dumb dumbs.

That's a good question dchillls

I shouldn't be answering that since you asked Dodger fans and I'm a Yankee fan, but I would say Manny

I just dont understand how CC would allow himself to earn the same if not less money than Zito, and still be about 10 times the pitcher he is.

That just wouldnt be right.

If the Giants can throw out $130 million to C.C. then maybe it can be done, but it has to be more than $126 million (Zitos Contract).

yanksgirl you are classic--hence the reason sabathia is over NY

Yea but if your going to give a player like C.C. 23 million a year for 5, then why not just make it a little less for 6 years.

Its a bigger contract over all, but C.C. isn’t going to accept a smaller offer over less time. He would want that guaranteed 6th year because if he gets injured and can’t play the 6th season or he has a performance drop off then he just lost 20 million dollars.

No player would ever take a contract based on average annual salary. Guaranteeing that extra year is a big deal as we can see with A.J. Brunette.

Sabathia is a Yankee. Believe you me. He called in Cashman to do the damned thing.

wake up and update this tim!

ahh good to see him finanaly signed let the frenzy begin(hopefully)i guess we know when tim sleeps now lol....you do a great job tim keepit up

dont think the yanks get tex too. maybe lowe....

i'm thinking its sheets. the question is do they still sign pettitte?

rougesaw...

For weeks we have been reading how he is too fat, gonna break down, his arm will fall off. Of course thats only in ref to him signing with the Yanks, when he is rumored to go elsewhere, then he is the Cy Young winner.

If you look at the old threads on CC you will see what I mean.

Thanks Phils.
That is very classy of you.
I know how you love us Yankee fans LOL

I just heard the Phils are out of the Manny chase...are u happy or not?

ESPN just reported CC has signed with the Yankees

I'm glad C.C. finally signed just so we can all move on, but did ESPN confirm this independently? So far the few articles I've read have all credited the New York Post.

I'm biased against Tex because he never did anything against the Phils. For the short time we played him, he did pretty poorly against us. He's not a game changer like Manny, IMO. He can be pitched around, but Manny, oh that NLCS he was the only one doing anything and he still was amazing. I still can't believe that shoestring home run off Dempster. That was just nuts.

Well just make sure you leave a pitcher for us (but feel free to take Ollie Perez and Burnett so the Braves don't get him :-)

That is a really dumb reason to not like someone anymore. Don't act like he's been a longtime Yankee and the big mean nasty Red Sox swooped in and snatched him up.

Sabathia has just accepted the Yankees offer per NY POST and yankees.com

I guess that this also means Lebron James will be comming to play for the Knicks.

"HUH? He has never been a Yankee. But I dont root for guys on the Red Sox. I wont fault him for signing with them, however I certainly wont be rooting for him."

That's rather petty, honestly. I don't like the Yankees as a team, but that doesn't hinder my respect for guys like Matsui and Rivera.

As for the Sabathia thing, while it's not entirely unexpected, I really am having trouble believing it until a source not named Joel Sherman is cited, just as I wouldn't believe a Teixiera to the Sox report if Gordon Edes were the only one reporting it.

I didnt say I wouldnt respect him, I said I wouldnt root for him.
Do you think any Sox fans are gonna root for CC even if they liked him before. Jeez...get a grip, its just how it is.

And Jayson Stark reported it as true, without citing the Post as his source...as did Gammons.

7 years, 160 mil as reported by espn