Cleveland looks to lock up Sabathia

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Yankees Joba Pirates
Published 6/26/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... ; but he's just that: insurance. Cleveland is making a last-ditch effort to sign CC Sabathia, before aggressively pursuing trades. A couple of blasts from the past: Shawn Chacon ...

Indians Trying to Keep C.C.
Published 6/26/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
... Ed Price of the Star Ledger is reporting that the Cleveland Indians are making one last effort to sign their ace C.C. Sabathia to a long term contract. That according to a major league executive familiar with the situation. ...

Are the Indians Trying to Sign Sabathia?
Published 6/26/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
... before the deadline becomes more likely with each passing day as well, but now there's word out of New York that the Indians are trying to lock Sabathia up instead of trading him. ...

Are the Indians Trying to Sign Sabathia?
Published 6/26/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... before the deadline becomes more likely with each passing day as well, but now there's word out of New York that the Indians are trying to lock Sabathia up instead of trading him ... ...

Indians Making Final Effort To Sign Sabathia
Published 6/26/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Before trading ace starter C.C. Sabathia, the Indians intend to make one final attempt to sign him long-term.  Ed Price notes that Sabathia does not want to discuss a contract during the season and the Indians won't be ponying up Johan money. ...

Another Team in the Sabathia Mix?
Published 6/26/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
... .  Well, how about another team? The Cleveland Indians. You read that right.  Though we’ve run up the flag, and the team apparently did the same over the past two nights, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports that the Indians are feverishly looking to re-sign the big man before July. According to a major-league executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was discussing a player not on his team, the Cleveland Indians are making a last-ditch attempt to sign ace Sabathia to a contract extension before trading him. There are major obstacles to signing Sabathia. ...

One more attempt at signing CC in the works?
Published 6/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (npc29) at The Tribe Time Report
... "According to a major-league executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was discussing a player not on his team, the Cleveland Indians are making a last-ditch attempt to sign ace Sabathia to a contract extension before trading him." (NJ.com) ...

Friday's Plastic Cup
Published 6/27/2008 by Jeff Sackmann at Brew Crew Ball
... .  I'll admit, that does sound weird.  The Indians are making at least a token attempt to lock up Sabathia in advance of the deadline.  And Bugs & Cranks... ...

The Train Keeps A-Rollin’
Published 6/27/2008 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... C.C. RIDERS—The rumbling coming from the Cleveland Indians’ circles is that the team may be ramping up efforts to nail down C.C. Sabathia to a long-term deal, even if it may not be in Johan Santana’s financial neighbourhood, a neighbourhood a little too rich for the Tribe’s blood. ...

Indians in the running to land Indian?
Published 6/27/2008 by Jon Steiner at Bugs & Cranks
... Turns out the Indians may be making one last pitch to keep the Big Man in Cleveland.  According to the New Jersey Star Ledger and an anonymous MLB GM, the Indians have attempted to restart contract talks with C.C. Sabathia in the hopes of retaining his service beyond this (miserable) season.  From the article: ...