The Yankees have officially agreed to terms with left-hander CC Sabathia on a one-year contract worth a reported $10MM. Sabathia, a client of Roc Nation Sports, can also earn $500K apiece upon reaching 155, 165, 175, and 185 innings. He will have full no-trade protection by operation of ten-and-five rights.
Sabathia has spent the past nine seasons with the Yankees, and he’ll return to a rotation that also includes Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, Sonny Gray and Jordan Montgomery. It’s not a surprise that he’s returning to the Bronx; MLBTR predicted he’d re-sign with the Bombers, and Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports (via Sabathia’s agent, Kyle Thousand) that the Yankees “always wanted Sabathia back and he did not want to leave.” He also mentions that the Yankees would like to add one more starter, likely through a trade. Sherman adds in a subsequent tweet that while there were competitive offers for the lefty that made Sabathia take his time, he feels there is “unfinished business to attend to” with the Yanks.
[Related: Updated New York Yankees depth chart]
Sabathia had a respectable 2017 campaign, posting a 3.69 ERA that was his best mark since 2012. He induced soft contact off the bats of opposing hitters 24.1% of the time while posting a 2.40 K/BB ratio and 49.9% ground ball rate. Sabathia’s solid 2017 performance continued into the postseason, where he allowed just five earned runs in 19 innings across four starts, striking out a batter per inning. Perhaps some of his success this past season can be attributed to less exposure to hitters the third time through the order; Sabathia averaged fewer than 5 2/3 innings per start during the regular season and below 5 during the playoffs.
Sabathia was a first round pick of the Indians all the way back in 1998. He was excellent in his seven full seasons for Cleveland, including his Cy Young-winning performance in 2007. The Indians traded their prized lefty to the Brewers in 2008 in exchange for Matt LaPorta, Rob Bryson and a player-to-be-named-later that ended up being Michael Brantley. He hit the open market following an excellent stretch run in Milwaukee and signed a then-record-setting seven-year, $161MM pact with the Yankees, and has called New York his home ever since (he signed an extension with the club back in October of 2011). His five excellent starts in the 2009 postseason went a long way in helping the Bombers win a world championship that year; he managed a sparkling 1.98 ERA across 36 1/3 innings.
Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (Twitter links) reported the agreement. Jon Heyman of Fan Rag added details on the incentives (via Twitter).
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images
God i’m gonna kill my self
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Why cc did great for us he was our ace in the hole he could have won game two is Houston was joe fault he lost cc deserve it
Dude, you need to get out more.
Please don’t kill yourself. But if you do, I hope you get reincarnated as a fan who actually knows the sport.
BAHAHAHAHA!
Don’t do it! CC pitched well last year and the cost is relatively cheap. Better than dealing future for Gerrit “homer” Cole.
Fun fact: Cole HR/9 1.4…..CC HR/9 1.3. The only reason CC didn’t give up close to 30 was that he only threw 148 innings.
Fun fact. We don’t have to trade Frazier, Torres, or Adams for CC
So do we just keep these prospects for the sake of keeping them? Where are they going to play!!!!!
$10 million for a guy who profiles as a 3rd or 4th starter on most teams, is not cheap.
yes it is.
It’s the year 2017.
(2018 in 2 days)
Texas signed Mike Minor to a 3 year deal for 9 millon a year. This is where the market is for a #3-4 starter.
When?
Crying out for help on mlbtraderumors.com is not the way to go man. I mean, all you’re going to do is have people make fun of you and ridicule you as well. Like everyone is doing now. Call 1-800-I Need a Life if CC going back to The Yankees is worth killing yourself over
Or email craig@idontgivearip.com.
It is so slow this off-season that theyre relying on the c.c signing to hold people over.
Don’t! Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Please do, the worlds overpopulated
I would have liked this even more if it was 1yr at 5-7mil
Agreed. This isn’t a steal. Just a deal.
10 million is a steal.
No, it’s fair market value
Tommy Hunter just got 9 mill. CCs deal
Is a coup for NYY
9 mil for Hunter is an overpay. 10 mil for CC is just fair market value, not a steal.
Credit to C.C. to play for less and stay as a yankee.
Less? That is the market value out there. Nobody is going to give him multi year deal at his age. Yanks looked at the remaining starters and noticed that most will be a big over pay. Why tie up payroll when you have a couple of AAA starters that need experience. Smart move by NYY don’t tie up payroll by over paying for average players.
It’s a steal if he pitches like he did last year. 2.8 WAR translates to a little over $20 million in value so it would be a steal if he’s worth 2 wins or above.
No such thing as overpay when the market sets a price
If he can pitch close to what he did last year (150IP, 3.70ERA, 120SO, 50BB), it’s a steal. If he slightly regresses, (140IP, 3.90ERA, 110SO, 60BB), it’s fair market value.
He could regress significantly, but worth the risk. Price for pitching is continuing to climb, and the one thing CC has shown is an ability to pitch in New York and in big spots.
CC value is about 12 million this coming year, it’s a good move for both him and the Yanks.
Difference is that Hunter has been a very good reliever. CC’s FIP last year was 4.49 so he was very lucky to have an ERA of 3.69.
He was offered a two year deal by another team for 16 million
Exactly thats 10mil less for any other player the yankees may have had in mind.
You can say that about any signing. However, getting a pitcher of the caliber of CC for 1/$10 is a no-brainer.
No sh*t Sherlock…
Do you think the difference of 3 million really effects future moves the yankees will do? And on what planet is cc getting 5 mill? 1992?
10 mil for a year to the Yankees doesn’t matter, a steal or fair market value, who cares…cc on the squad is a solid move
5-7aav is more reliever and journeyman level money wouldn’t you say?
Glad to hear it! CC is a great leader for the young team, no to mention he’s back to preforming on the mound. Good move to have him back
Well said couldn’t agree more
Makes sense
Yessss. “No such thing as a bad year deal” especially after his 2017 !
Brings Much needed Leadership, and Stability into the Rotation.
Not to mention… He was clutch in the playoffs!
I was concerned someone was giving him 2 years and wouldn’t have blamed him if he left, but this is great news all around.
Of course the likelihood he reproduces 2017 performance in his condition is slim. It’s an early season insurance policy. If/when he falls apart, we see some youth without losing their year of protection.
Good move by the Yankees.
We knew that you were going to stay
“Yankees buying championships again!! My team sucks!! Waahhhhh!”
Who else did they “buy”?
people have been crying over stanton
The Steinbrenners don’t play. They care about this franchise, they care about the fans and they care about filling up that ballpark. They always try to put the best product they possibly can on the field at all costs. And whatever dollars they have left to put back into the team they do it. Just one if the main reasons so many people hate Yankees. Because they envy them and their ownership and they can only wish that their own teams had owners like the Steinbrenners.
It doesn’t help when you [walls17] post comments like: ““Yankees buying championships again!! My team sucks!! Wahhh!” It is what it is. Be grateful, you’re not a Marlins fan (going through turbulent times post-sale) hang your head up high, stay classy and humble. It’s posts like these that make people hate the rest of Yankees fan-base.
just been sick of seeing stupid comments like that on this site the past few weeks, especially when it isnt true
Thanks for the lecture professor
Well said Sir! Other teams fans WISH they had the owner ship we do. They care about the product on the field and not just making themselves rich! I’m grateful for them and the work they put into this team.
Maybe these other fans that say we “buy” championships went and supported their team they too would be able to afford signing some big names, making some trades, etc. if you have the money to spend on free agents by all means go do it!!
Can’t wait to see the haters be miserable all season! 🙂
^truth
Lol. Nino, You realize that it takes almost 10% of Kansas City’s population to fill up Kauffman stadium? And that 10% of New York city’s population could fill up yankee stadium about 17 times? Pretending like it’s just a matter of fan base dedication is asinine.
Revenue isn’t that dependent on attendance anymore, regardless.
So many salty Yankee fans smh thumbs down some more 🙂
Delusional much? The Yankees revenue is closer to a billion dollars than it is to their payroll. The Yankee ownership makes so much money the payroll is chump change. The Yankees deserve every ounce of grief they receive. Before all the rules changes to limit them, the Yankees did buy players, by giving contracts that other teams couldn’t afford. That’s no longer the case. Yankee fans are the worst. Living in NYC doesn’t make you better or harder or more knowledgeable than anyone else. Your team is just another average large market team, with no real identity. I feel sorry for Yankees fans. Of course in the delusional mind of a new Yorker any criticism is jealousy.
Little bit bitter … little one ?
How is your teams owners managing their team ?
Let’s not be hyperbolic they like being rich and having the monies. You can have cake and eat it too in pro sports.
Hey This…I know that getting blown out of the WS hurts, however why not think of it this way; the Yankees would have swept the Dodgers 4 straight, Clayton and all.
I hope you enjoy the traffic on the “freeway”…it’s your choice buddy. Don’t take it out on the driver next to you that is wearing a NYY hat because he will bust you.
Anger management classes might be a safer way to go given your deep rooted resentment.
Knowing that the decades of ineptitude for your the Dodgers has had an affect and it will be likely a long recovery process that will be exasperated by more just misses.
How long did it take the Cubbies?
Well at least there is a shake shack in Flushing.
Staying under the luxury tax threshold? Dodgers? Red Sox? Who has a full team of homegrowns?
DBacks, Twins, Phillies, Pirates,
Twins: Ervin Santana and Phil Hughes say hello.
D’Backs: Zack Greinke & Shelby Miller “Sup?”
Phil Hughes had nothing to do with the twins success imo. And another thing naming 2 players out of the 40 man doesn’t mean the team isn’t home grown. Jorge Polanco, Eddie Rosario, Brian Dozier, Miguel Sano, Max kepler, Byron Buxton, and Jose Berrios would like a word with you…
Okay, what about jd Martinez in Arizona?
And judge severino Sanchez bird betances Montgomery and Gardner would like a word too. What does that prove? Do trades count? Then add Gray kahnle Robertson didi Castro hicks warren (Robertson and warren originally homegrown Yankees anyway and kahnle drafted by them) would also like a word
Bsport—it REALLY hurts this guy that a native LA guy forces a trade to the NY Yankees simply because his designated favorite team comes up empty. “This” completely lost it when the Dodgers front office (comprised of more former GM’s and baseball executives) couldn’t pull the trigger in time to dump all of the players that it had acquired recklessly.
So there are the NYY, with Stanton and Judge. I look forward to the next time that we play the NL west teams—so I can bring lots of family and friends to sit in the outfield stands to grab Judge, Sanchez, Bird, Stanton’s, and didi’s homeruns.
Tickets are dirt cheap out in Dodger Stadium as their fickle fans don’t show up for every game. Lol
per Baseball Reference:
Yankees (capacity 54,251)
Year Attendance Attend/G
2017 3,146,966 38,851
2016 3,063,405 37,820
2015 3,193,795 39,430
2014 3,401,624 41,995
2013 3,279,589 40,489
2012 3,542,406 43,733
2011 3,653,680 45,107
2010 3,765,807 46,491
2009 3,719,358 45,918
Dodgers (capacity 56,000)
Year Attendance Attend/G
2017 3,765,856 46,492
2016 3,703,312 45,720
2015 3,764,815 46,479
2014 3,782,337 46,696
2013 3,743,527 46,216
2012 3,324,246 41,040
2011 2,935,139 36,236
2010 3,562,320 43,979
2009 3,761,655 46,440
En boca cerrada no entran moscas.
Re signed tenth year on team, can’t be considered buying
Even more leverage in trade deals for young SP‘s is an added bonus.
1 year at $10 mil is good, especially if there are no other conditions (such as a NTC). He was solid last season, and will be good for the #5 slot. Best case, Chance Adams is ready mid-season, and CC performs well, and can be traded at the deadline for a prospect.
They can’t trade him anyways.
CC has his 10 and 5 rights which serve as a no trade clause. He can only be traded with his approval.
Teams wouldn’t trade for CC
If his ERA is hovering around 3 at the deadline and Ohtani’s elbow explodes, see how fast the Angels don’t try to grab him. But that only makes sense if the Yankees go out and add another starter or if Adams is tearing it up in the show come June, and the Angels are in the hunt in July.
I’m pretty sure there will be better options from teams that are out of by the deadline. Unless you are saying the Yankees will be sellers come July. In which case, I disagree, but I appreciate the moxie.
If the Yankees have a better pitcher than CC in the rotation in July, whether it’s Chance Adams or someone they trade for, and not having CC both improves the team now and in the long term (with a prospect or two), you make that trade. Contenders or not.
It’s about improving the team and right now, this improves the team. On July 31st, improving the team might mean trading CC to clear a spot for someone better. It has nothing to do with being sellers.
So the guy gives you a hometown discount and you trade him because some prospect is doing well?
Also, why would the Yankees be sellers at the deadline? Unless the injury bug hit them particularly hard this team is going to mash AND have pretty good pitching to match.
Not saying anything about them being sellers. I’m saying if you can improve by flipping him at the deadline, you do it. Hometown discount or not. He probably wouldn’t approve the trade, but if it’s a situation where Adams forces his way into the rotation or the Yankees grab someone like Fulmer and there isn’t a spot for CC, you do what you have to in order to guarantee you have the best 5 guys lined up to start crucial games.
You’re not going to hand CC the ball if there are 5 better starters on the roster. Anyway, my comment was in reply to someone saying “nobody” would trade for CC. Someone absolutely would trade for CC if they needed a starter to make a run at the postseason and the Yankees didn’t have a clearly defined role or need for him. I’m not saying that’s going to be the case, but a lot of things can and do happen.
Did you even watch the playoffs last year? Yeah the Yankees wanna trade that guy for a prospect. Gtfoh
Can’t complain about this deal. if he pulls off a year like last year, great. Reminds me of the Kuroda deals from not long ago.
Surprised he didn’t get more money.
I thought the same, especially when you look at last off-season and Colon receiving $12.5MM from the Braves. I think the Yankees got a home town discount.
Great deal considering it’s only for one year. Now maybe they’ll stop floating the idea of trading Frazier and a package of players for Cole.
Agreed. Frazier is fine insurance if Gardner or hicks goes down. Less reliability we have on ellsbury the better
Thought for sure he’d head out west. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit bath salts.
10 mil is a bargain….relievers are getting 7mil or more…for the stats he posted i think this is perfect….now land Cole without giving up Adams and somehow dump Ellsbury or Gardner and I think we’re ready for 2018
I just said last week the Cardinals should have took a stab at him on a 1 year 10 mill or two year 18 million deal.
Isn’t Matt Moore making the same in Texas? Look at the #’s. This is a solid deal if CC can match last years stats. Crestside Vallejo stand up! RIP MD
I think he’s making 9 million, not 10 but you’re still 100% correct otherwise.
Aidan, you state a fact and someone gives a thumbs down? Hmm. You’re right, I should have been clearer. Moore is 9 mil this year and 10 mil the following season.
Cash = god?
He really picked it up towards the end of his contract. This is a good move. Severino-Gray-Tanaka-Sabathia-Montgomery is a very nice rotation. With depth options like Adams, Sheffield and Warren and the prospect to trade for a great pitcher in the summer, Cashman just needs to find a third baseman and then he can go on a holiday until spring training.
I would love the Yanks to acquire a veteran who can play multiple infield positions BUT want the Yanks to give Andujar and Torres (or Estrada) a shot to win the 2b and 3b positions.
If the yankees somehow pull off michael fulmer i see them in the ws
Yankees buying championships!!!
Lol. I love clueless people
Like you
That’s a BS excuse used by jealous fans. I am not a Yankees fan, but they DO NOT buy championships. They draft and develop. Then fill holes through trades and FA’s. Why hate?
The goal of a team is to build a winning team through drafting/development of young players, and acquire players through free agency, and trades. That’s exactly what The Yankees do.
That’s exactly what EVERY team does! I don’t get this stupid mantra of buying championships ! It’s lazy
and trite!
I’m sensing sarcasm here relax guys
Disappointing that it wasn’t the Brewers that got him. I thought he’d be a nice short term addition
Really didn’t see him going anywhere else. Think he’s close to retiring honestly and I think he just wants to finish his career with the Yankees and hopes for a chance of going out on top with the Yankees before he retires. The Yankees are gonna be improved next year, easy to say that from what they’ve done and the rumors of moves they are trying to make. Wish my team was as motivated lol
Yes! Welcome back Big Fella!!!!
Solid move Yanks!
Appropriate- Andy Pettitte deal.
Good deal indeed. He was pretty good last year and 10 million is nothing for a starting pitcher who provided 2.8 bWAR last year over 150 innings. Dang; he was better than I even remembered.
NOOOOOOO!!!!! What are you doing Cashman?! He’s got nothing left in the tank. He’s ancient, he’s overweight, and he has a knee that is bone on bone. And you give him another $10M and a spot in the rotation?! It was a miracle he lasted through the last outrageous contract you gave him. Just killed any shot at a World Series next year.
You have to be trolling. There is no way this is a serious comment. CC was very good last season and is the biggest reason the Yankees got as far as they did when he came up aces in elimination games.
THIS is good news. Sure $7MM likely sounds more apropos, but this is a respect deal, for a true Yankee. And CC is a gentleman and a scholar for not fleecing Yankee Ownership for an added year. He knows what this team is gonna do this year, and he’s gonna be a huge part of the party. $10MM at 37 years old is a nice salary. The rotation is set now with Sevy, Tanaka, CC, Gray, Montgomery/Sheffield/Adams?. Don’t float Clint out there anymore. I knew this would get done, but Brian Cashman, the master of suspense likes to keep us biting our nails, like Hitchcock. Welcome back, big man!!!
He was looking for 2 year 12 million each year type of contract but good for him for accepting the Yankees offer. You don’t see many players taking team over money these days
Looks like the Yanks don’t have much else to do I️ would think maybe find a low cost veteran 3B to help Andujar and maybe a veteran SP on a minor league deal to provide them somebody to call up to fill starts thru the year. Cashman really has been impressive this offseason. Wasn’t a huge fan before but he def has my respect now.
Problem is now what holes do a Gardner/Frazier/Ellsbury trade fill now
Ellsbury would be a salary dump. Gardner + a prospect would get you a serviceable long man or 6th starter. Frazier puts the Yankees in the conversation for basically anyone.
I would think Frazier would net somebody like Joe Panik + Beede or a similar prospect. SF was prepared to offer that and more for Stanton, but Stanton wouldn’t have made the Giants a contender and they’d still be rebuilding in 3 years when he’d have opted out. I think Sabean would be open to doing Panik + one of their prospects (who wouldn’t even be top 10 in the Yankees system) for a guy who is ready to play every day right now and still controllable for when they’re ready to win again.
Well now you could potentially add Montgomery to a package in a deal for a better starter (like Michael Fulmer). A 6-man rotation is also an option, plus there are ALWAYS injuries.
How would this man pass a physical?
Excellent news. Very good to hear.
Yankees probably got him for less than most other teams would’ve had to pay.
good move for the Yanks. makes sense.
Somehow was hoping the White Sox could have grabbed him for a 1 yr deal and show the young pitchers how professionals go about their business. Seems like a quality clubhouse guy, but wouldn’t personally know.
This means we’re gonna give Torres and andujar real shots at 2b and 3b jobs. I dig it
Yanks will still sign an infielder to back them up.
Which I wouldn’t mind being Nunez. Good PR off the bench as well
No Nunez.
Gosh — no Nunez !!!
$10 million for Sabathia is a hometown discount and a good deal. Many pitchers get way more than $10M for 1 year that have had worse seasons than CC. He threw a 3.69 ERA in 2017 and had a great playoff performance. Im pretty sure Bartolo got a better deal from the Braves and somehow people are calling this deal “fair market value”.
Now go get Cole
Go Yankees!
I’d rather pay CC than trade some of our prospects for a number 3 or 4 starter .
There are fans that no matter what the team does, team will always be wrong…
Some things are done period!!!
Some people will love to see the team fail so they can say “I knew it”, “I told you so”…
All signs, all trades, all changes are done. Better get together and wish for the best…
Not a fan of the Yankees, but it’s a good move. Maybe a bit of an overpay, but CC can still eat innings and have some good starts. Not a bad pitcher in the five slot.
Yankees suck period !!!
Hey redsoxrob. When you say the Yankess suck period do you have any idea how … well … not to bright …. it makes you look?
Yankees hardly suck troll. And you know it. And it stings
10 mill wow. CC will look like Humpty Dumpty by June. Starting pitching is going be the Yanks problem. Bullpen is good but can only go to the well so much. I’m buying pork futures
Yankees had a very good rotation last year and that was with a bad Tanaka. But thanks for showing everyone hear, that you know nothing about the Yankees
Cashman will still sign another pitcher like Cole or Fulmer, after that they get Avila.
Would like Avila as backup over Romine. Maybe it happens with Girardi gone
The big man getting the year by year pettite/Kuroda treatment is smart as it allows flexibility for the team. He’s a great competitor and leader on and off the field
Welcome back big man !
So, does this mean the Yankees exit from signing a top FA pitcher? Perhaps something more mid-range if they do?
I don’t understand. Why are people saying this is an overpay? Last season, Bartolo Colon gets $12mm and was coming off a worse season and in the NL, where the offense isn’t as strong. CC has pitched many clutch innings for the Yankees and it isn’t guesswork, he can thrive in New York which isn’t a guarantee for all players and he’s a huge (literally and figuratively) voice in the clubhouse. Plus everyone is comparing this to the Kuroda and Pettitte 1 year deals at the end of their respective careers. Does no one remember that those deals were for $16mm and a few years ago. This deal is great! This takes a lot of pressure off the Yankees pitching prospects too as well as Cashman since he has a good rotation, there’s no desperation overpay move needed.
I’d love to see Cashman trade Ellsbury for any salary relief, maybe some low level projectable prospects. But keep Gardner as the veteran leadership and he still gets on base well and plays great defense. Don’t give that up unless getting good value in return, but considering he’s perennially undervalued, I doubt that will happen. If available for 2 or less years, I’d love to retain Frazier, his energy and defense is exciting. Plus some HRs are nice. Otherwise, I like Andujar and Torres. Yankees look stacked. Good job Cash!
CC had one of the better ERAs last year then most free agent starters. 10 mil is a definite hometown discount. Also keep a good leader for pitching staff to help young guys develop. After his stopper performances last year and proven in ny , love seeing the big guy back.
Cashman is the man
I’m underwhelmed, but it’s basically OK so long as it keeps them disciplined and not spending dumb money on a FA, or trading more young talent.
No need for cole now. Heck CC was better than cole was last year and he is almost 40 lol
Hopefully there is a “weight clause” in his contract.
He actually pitched better when he got the weight back ironically
CC’s physical exam went something along the lines of..
“Hey CC. How ya feeling”
“Great”!
“How’s the knee”
“Strong”
“What’s your weight”
“260”
(long painfully awkward pause)
“Uhh….yeah. Ok…we’ll go with that for now”
“Awesome”
Does this mean no trade with Pittsburgh?
They r still gunna get Cole. I have a feeling Montgomery might b in that trade not Adams or Sheffield. I’m gunna guess Frazier, Montgomery, Cessa and a low level pitcher for Cole
Hopefully he gets traded mid season in order to make room for the Yankees younger pitchers.
As a Tiger fan I’m super jealous of what the Yankees have been able to accomplish the last couple of seasons by getting production from young talent (Judge Sanchez severino Montgomery etc), making shrewd deals to bring in more young talent (Frazier Torres etc) having a wealth of young minor league talent and spending money while having some not so good contracts being expired or dealt. I think back to when the Tigers got swept out of the ALDS by the Os in 2014 and cant help but wonder what the tigers would look like now had the rebuild started then instead of a few months ago.
JKB if you knew anything about baseball it might be worth carrying on a conversation with you, typical Yankees fan throw money at players and buy a title every couple years then walk around like you know everything about baseball … pretty sure the Yankees have led the American League in payroll 24 of the last 25 years one would think as much money as your team spends they could have bought I mean won more World Series since then …. when the games on the line in the ninth inning more than half the Yankees fans have left, because they no longer respect the game if it can’t be bought
This is actually hilarious coming from a redox fan… you do realize the red Sox are always right behind the yankees in terms of payroll… it’s awesome the yanks were able to buy judge,sanchez, bird, severino, betances, montgomery, Gardner, romine, oh wait that’s right they were drafted… ok so then they bought didi, hicks, Clint, Stanton, Torres, gray, Robertson, kahnle, green oh wait those guys were acquired via trade…. so really the only people you can say have been bought are Chapman ellsbury Tanaka and cc
redsoxrob9418, it’s funny a Red Sox fan is saying this. I can understand if a small market team is upset about the savvy moves Cashman made. But a Red Sox fan? Really? Even after signing a pitcher to $200K+ deal two seasons ego? Even after Trading for one of the best pitchers (Sale) and one of the best closers (Kimbrel)? And especially when your GM is trying hard to sign both Eric H and JD Martinez? If Red Sox do trades and large scale signings, its okay, but if Yankees do, its a problem..huh!? Stop cribbing about how Yankees had the highest payroll for years. During all those years, Yankees also contributed to the revenue sharing higher than anyone else. So, they are practically feeding some of these so-called small market teams or should I say owners of these small market teams because they don’t put that money back in the team.
Sabathia is the human gas can. He can struggle his way to 5-6 innings of 1-2 runs sometimes but he is always teetering on getting lit up
Savy moves….. really he spends 200+ million a year and you think cashman is a genius dumbo is just as stupid… boras can see him coming from a mile away just waiting for the right number the stupid gms will give him
Your team seams to be poised to be the one spending this off-season. Yankees cut ties with Castro and Headley, freeing up close to $25mm. They also shed A-rod and Sabathia’s $50mm. I’m no rocket scientist, but it looks like the Yankees have improved and are below the tax threshold, while keeping their farm intact. Your assessment of cashman is pretty lame.
Hey RSRob…you are starting to sound dopey. Your team, of Apple Watch fame also lead the MLB in cheating by taking excessively stupid contact signings and banishing the player to Pawtucket to avoid the luxury tax.
That’s why no smart free agents will sign with you team; as there is no trust and they don’t want to end up in prison.
Plus classless fans like you are such a pleasure to play in front of…lol.
With Trader Dave not able to pull the trigger on ONE deal during the winter meetings, face up to a reality with a picked through farm system.
How is sending guys to AAA cheating? And you say players won’t trust the Red Sox and sign there, but you’re team litterally just salary dumped two players in the past like 2 weeks lol
RedSox Rob … Cashman has been pretty impressive with the roster and budget the past several years though.
Mikeyank calling people classless is the funniest thing I have ever heard.
CC is not an ace….and he’s not being paid as one. He rebounded last year to win 14 games with a decent ERA. BTW….if he stays healthy, he has an outside shot at getting 300 wins. He needs 63 wins to get there and he turns 37 this year. Odds are against it but Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Early Wynn and Phil Neikro had fewer wins at the same age and got to 300. So, you never know. IMO….this is a good deal for both NY and CC.
CC is also less than 170 K’s away from 3,000
Would love to c the big guy get to 300 wins.
The deal “including” a no-trade clause is rather irrelevant since he’s already a 10-and-5 player and can deny trades anyway.
Hopefully this is the last time you guys post this story.
Don’t listen to E munchy.
I appreciate the CC updates guys. Interesting that Sabathia can earn $500K apiece upon reaching 155, 165, 175, and 185 innings, That’s a cool $2MM in incentitives ^^
Doesn’t he already have a de facto-NTC as a 10 and 5 player? Is Heyman alluding to the 10 and 5 NTC? Is he mixing them up? Or simplyifiying it for his Twitter audience? How can Yankees gave him a No trade clause in this 1 year contract? He has one as a 10 and 5? Does it mean he has 2 NTC in this 1 year contract? You and Heyman wording the NTC CC was given automatically as a 10 and 5 player, like it was something optional, the Yankees added.
We did not post a new story; we just moved it to the top of the page to show the minor additional information.
Good point, xabial, re the NTC. I’ll fix that.
Np. Thank you for your quick, courteous reply and subsequent fix.
Will somebody please punch this annoyance… like seriously every single thread… a broken record