Sabathia Signs With Yankees

Another purchase that will come back to haunt them. Will the Yankees ever realize that they never won championships by buying their teams? It was always about developing the core and signing role players. They need to get back to that if they want to actually win, instead of just be competitive for most of the season.

well, it sounds like the Yankee's got their man after all. Congrats Yankee's fans. Next years not looking so bad anymore.

Yay! It only took countless hours of meetings and millions upon millions of dollars!

No way will that choker succeed in NY. I'm glad he signed with them.

Anybody who says this is a bad signing for the Yankees is DEAD wrong. As a Sox Fan I think this was a HUGE pickup for the Yankees and makes them instantly Better. The west coast teams dragged their feet and the Yanks did what they needed to do to land the BEST fa starter out there.

Yes, espn reports 7 years 160 mil also... so whos next?? whats your opinion? imo i would rather see the yanks go after sheets for 2 yrs.. burnett is going to the braves i think and im not sold on lowe
what do you think?

Well, I believe it now. But man, seven years? Really?

I do hope this lands the Sox Tex, though. He's my top offseason priority.

why even acknowledge the sox fans? we all know they are idiots, what have they done? oh they traded coco... big move for them.. come on sox fans, dont hate, appreciate!

Why do all the Red Sox fans have to come here and spew hatred regarding this nice pickup by the Yankees? There is no need for this. Congratulations. The yankees need a top dog legitimate number 1 pitcher and went out and got it, now they need to go out and get 1, maybe 2 more starters and the rotation will be able to contend with that of both Tampa and Boston and we AL East fans will be able to enjoy a 3 way slug fest again in 2009.

Congratulations once again Yanks!

Hey EastCoastie,
from what ive read, just about every Sox Fan has complemented this aquisition. Not sure what youve been reading.

"If the report that came out said he was signing with the giants, it would be "hahaha the yankees sure..."

If he signed with the Giants, I'd be even more baffled. Considering they JUST got burned signing a pitcher to a seven year deal, I'd question it doubly with them.

"why even acknowledge the sox fans? we all know they are idiots, what have they done? oh they traded coco... big move for them.. come on sox fans, dont hate, appreciate!"

Rotten comparison. The Sox came within a game of the World Series this past season, compared to the Yankees missing the playoffs entirely. The Yankees have a million holes to fill, whereas the only big question for the Sox right now is whether or not Lowell comes back healthy. As I've said before, I'd love to see Tex suit up for the Sox next season, but if the season started tomorrow, the Sox are still in better position to contend for the division.

I also read in ESPN 7 yrs and 160.

I was using the Giants just because it was the first team i could think of. If he signed with ANYONE else other than the yankees, we'd take crap from everyone too. we get it no matter what we do.

Oh man, 7 years! That should give CC The Hut (thanks RSD) plenty of time to get fat(ter) and lazy. I look forward to him continuing his fine tradition of getting shelled in 90% of his playoffs starts.

No way will that choker succeed in NY. I'm glad he signed with them.

Another purchase that will come back to haunt them. Will the Yankees ever realize that they never won championships by buying their teams? It was always about developing the core and signing role players. They need to get back to that if they want to actually win, instead of just be competitive for most of the season.

am i reading wrong??

"but if the season started tomorrow, the Sox are still in better position to contend for the division."

But it doesnt start tomorrow..and the Yanks are not done.

From ESPN: "He's now excited about becoming a Yankee," a source told Olney.

Ya think? Hell, for $160 million of seven years I'd be excited to have my tongue ripped out by a mongoose.

"Another purchase that will come back to haunt them. Will the Yankees ever realize that they never won championships by buying their teams? It was always about developing the core and signing role players. They need to get back to that if they want to actually win, instead of just be competitive for most of the season.

Posted by: dorfmac | December 10, 2008 at 07:56 AM"

I couldn't agree more. Terrible signing by the Yankees. I suppose this means Yankee fans think they are a lock to win the WS next year...HAH

WE DID IT. YANKEES WIN, THE YANKEEEEEEEEEEES WIN.

on a serious note, i'm very happy this seems to be over now.

"Boston gets Lowe."

I don't know why this continues to persist. Unless Lowe goes against everything he has said all postseason and signs a one or two year deal, the Sox aren't touching him with a thirty-nine and a half foot pole. They have one of the best one through fours in the game and aren't so desperate for a quality starter that they'd offer anything more than three years to anyone. If the Sox sign a starter, it'll be a random junk number five gamble. As it stands, they've already got a rotation seven men deep (Beckett, Matsuzaka, Lester, Wakefield, Masterson, Buchholz and Bowden) and any of the three past Wakefield would make an adequate fifth guy.

If they go all in on anyone, it'll be Teixeira.

Posted by: 0bsessions | December 10, 2008 at

Suppose that sounds reasonable.

So maybe the Yanks will get Sheets and Lowe.

I just think that because Sheets, Lowe, Perez and Perez don't have any super serious deep pocket suitors like Burnett does with the Braves, the Yanks would do well just to sign two from that list.

"I was using the Giants just because it was the first team i could think of. If he signed with ANYONE else other than the yankees, we'd take crap from everyone too. we get it no matter what we do."

I'd be up in arms more than anything if the Sox made this deal. I'd be devastated at the waste of resources. If you don't believe me, look back at comment threads. I've been saying all year I'd hate to see him in a Sox uniform.

"But it doesnt start tomorrow..and the Yanks are not done."

A moot point. I was quite clearly (To the point I quoted it) responding to another person commenting that the Sox are idiots because they haven't made any big free agent splashes. They haven't made any because they don't need to. Much as I love the idea of Teixeira, he's a luxury that would be nice to have, but even without him, we're in better position. If the Yankees sign Lowe, Burnett (Shuffling Joba back to the pen to anchor the eighth) and either Teixeira or Manny, they're in better position, but right now they need to add another starter, a quality bullpen arm or two AND a solid bat to compete against the Sox and Rays, and that's just next season. If they do all of that, they're set up nicely for win now mode, but they'd be bottlenecking the everliving heck out of their prospects and really hurting their potential down the line.

If the Yankees can conceivably get Sheets for 2 years (with vesting options possibly), that is a deal worth making IMO.

I do not why the Yankees pay all this money for a guy who has failed miserably in the post season. Their pitching was not bad last year, it was their situational hitting that was terrible. They need role players, not superstars. This is just a another guy who will perform during the season, but not when it counts. Thanks George and friends.

Good. Now all the Yanks need to do is sign Tex, Lowe, Burnett, Sheets, a reanimated Cy Young, and So Taguchi and they're a lock to win the World Series. Number 27 BABY!!!!

"This signing is definitely a risk. I would not be surprised if C.C. got hurt at some point in this deal. But he's also the best talent to hit FA since RJ in '99. He's a 28-year-old lefty ace. He costs money (and a lot of it) but the Yanks hold onto Hughes and Kennedy.

A risk, but a necessary risk. Hopefully they can play Burnett/Lowe/Sheets off eachother and get the best deal possible."

I agree with this more than anything. With a team like the Yankees, with deep pockets, I can agree with the idea of a hefty monetary contract, it's the years that are a concern. I just cannot rationalize giving ANY pitcher that long of a contract.

"if the Yanks land Tex too somehow.. it'd be a terrible signing because of his knees, or because his cousins sisters aunts friend lives in staten island and is a distraction.. if anyone else signs Tex.. great signing.."

Again, some of you are a bit presumptuous. If the Yankees land Teixeira, I'll probably spend the evening crying into my hat. While I can live with not having him in Boston, seeing him suit up for the Yanks would be devastating.

for all you sox homos good luck with tex it aint happening

As a Giants fan... I'm shocked with this signing. No one was even close to the original 6/140 million deal, so why would you give him an extra year at 20 million?

Obviously he's no Barry Zito, but he's going to be 35 on his last year of the contract. Plus the fact that he worked over 250+ inning last year makes me question this signing more than I did Zito's 2 years ago.

"Welcome Kevin Brown Pavano!"

Fail...

No comparison...

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

now if we can only get Sheets... I'd rather stay away from AJ... Sheets 2/26 + 2 vesting options FTW!!!

And either way, you cannot argue with the fact that what made the Yankees successful in the mid-90s was developing top-shelf talent and filling in the gaps with FA.

All throughout the 2000's they are doing the opposite: signing top-shelf talent, and trying to fill the gaps with developing players. Which has proven to be unsuccessful.

"I understand the argument that signing CC will give Hughes, etc time to develop. "

This is something I don't necessarily see as a given. There's also the possibility that the Yanks F.O. instead starts to consider them expendable and trades them at less than their optimal value. If they sign Lowe and Burnett on top of C.C., that throws their entire pitching development out of whack. Do you really think they'll hang on to all of their top guys and have two of them linger in AAA and Joba permanently move to the bullpen? Seems unlikely to me.

Hey Turnkey... I'm just saying its not a great signing. I think 6/140 million was more than enough to get him, but to pay him more??? As for Zito, at least he still pitches compared to Pavano and Igawa.

You can't expect Joba to be a full-time starter next year. He can't just jump into a heavy workload for the whole season. I can see him skipping a few starts here and there.

Wow. All it took was a brief meeting between Sabathia and Theo to light a fire under Cashman to throw in a 7th year. Boras must be drooling in anticipation over Texiera's signing now.

who cares about the money? it isn't coming out of my pocket.. ok well maybe a ticket here and there and a $9 hot dog.. but c'mon lets be serious.. i don't care if CC was making 200 mil a year.. not my money, not my problem.. plus who doesn't like a hot dog?

They could not get anything for Kennedy if they tried. Hughes needs another 2 years at least to develop. Neither of them throw over 92 miles per hour, they could be good relievers at best. Joba is a stud!!

Good, not great signing for the Yankees as it obviously has its risks. But they dealt from a strength (money), filled their biggest need, and got a guy who has been a proven AL performer. That is the most important thing. They've been burned before on guys coming from the NL and no other other FA starter has had any significant success in the AL, at least since 2002 (Lowe).

I'm ok with a short-term deal for Sheets because when healthy he absolutely dominates the NL, which implies he can be at least a very good AL starter. But the others? No way.

I agree with SOX2004, there's no way I would give 7 years to this guy. He may give Hughes time to develop (although Phil SHOULD start the year in the bigs) but by the end of this contract, CC will be blocking the Yanks rotaion, and prevent the youth from stepping up. That is if he's not hurt.

can we please please pleaseeeee get rid of Igawa.. trade him to Idaho for a sack of potatoes.. but the Yankees clearly win that trade

Yeah, We're all in here just to bash the Yanks anyways, except if you actually read the rest of what I said, you'd realize you don't know what the hell you're talking about. Get a life Turnkey. You bring absolutely NOTHING to this site.

ajgdrums7814 let me know when Hughes or Kennedy ever threw consistently over 92 mph?

KG2577: "Yankees haven't won anything sine 2000 and also have not bought a big free agent since Mussina/Giambi...Yankees have been bystanders in the recent free agent big contracts..."

True. It's not as if they shattered the world's record for free agent signings just last year.

i don't know about you guys but im just happy people are finally beginning to sign.. now let the dominoes fall.. CC gone, K-Rod gone... exciting winter meetings, unlike last year

Sorry Papeldick must of misread your blog

Forgot to add Chamberlain to the mix in the starting rotation.

DominicanYanks..

we have swisher to play 1B/OF

Turnkey how old are you? Enough with the insults and try to add something of value.

Turnkey,
Hughes and Kennedy are NOT and WILL NEVER BE Maddux and Glavine...and it's must HAVE, not must of. That's my biggest peeve, people learn that in like second grade, geez...

I realize there are always those Red Sox fans who will find fault in everything the Yanks do and vise versa. It's just annoying to come here to try to talk baseball with some knowledgable fans and all they say are things like:

"for all you sox homos good luck with tex it aint happening"
"love how i get you sox homos all riled up youre just in here to bash the yanks anyways cant take the heat get out of the kitchen"
"Sorry Papeldick must of misread your blog"

I mean, people like this- regardless of the team they support, shouldn't be allowed on here. They do nothing but try to pick meaningless internet fights and bring nothing of any substance to the table. It's really quite pathetic.

the yankees had one of the best bullpens in baseball last year so half you yankee haters need to actually read up on info before you go spewing out nonsense

how is this a bad signing again? because CC is 6'7 300 pounds...he needs that amount of weight to be durable...when was the last time he was hurt?

told you it was hot in here papeldick go to the sox blog were theres nothing going on