Heyman's Latest: Sabathia, Dunn, Huff, Mora
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Hot off the press from SI.com's Jon Heyman:
An executive who knows C.C. Sabathia well told Heyman the pitcher's first choice in free agency is the Giants. It's not a great fit, as starting pitching is the Giants' strength and Sabathia would add another $100MM+ contract to their rotation. The Yankees are considered the offseason frontrunners for Sabathia, though former teammate Casey Blake sees C.C. in Dodger blue.
Heyman believes a claim on Paul Byrd would've made sense for the Yanks.
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C.C. Into the Future
El Lefty Malo —
... SI writer Jon Heyman leads his latest rumor and notes column with speculation from an unnamed executive that San Francisco is Vallejo native C.C. Sabathia’s first choice as a free-agent landing spot. ...
Sabathia to the Giants for $150M or more? Sure, as long as he plays RF, too
Kawakami —
It’s not a big shock that there is national speculation about impending mega-free-agent CC Sabathia eyeing the Giants (SI.com) as a possible destination this winter. He’s a Vallejo kid. He’s a great guy who wants to be close to his family. He loves the National League for good reasons–he has dominated in his short stint so far with Milwaukee and he dislikes the DLH. The guy can really, really hit . Any team should want him. A Bay Area team should especially want him and the Giants are the only Bay Area franchise that counts in this discussion because the A’s have taken ...
Baseball Today: Tuesday, August 26
Projo Sox Blog —
... THAT NOISE YOU HEAR IS HEADS EXPLODING ALL OVER YANKEE UNIVERSE: Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that CC Sabathia's first choice is to sign with his hometown Giants. But Heyman's not sure San Francisco wants him, and says the Yanks are the early favorites to land the free-agent prize because of their "ability to blow away the field" financially. ...
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
My Pinstripes —
9-yr old too good to pitch; other team takes its ball and goes home. Kiwanuka for now, Strahan later? Darryl Strawberry's kid got traded. A 13-yr old goalie gets a taste of the NHL You said what at work?! Democratic Convention is underway Jon Heyman thinks CC Sabathia may want to go home.
Tuesday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... out both games in the Cardinals series (or at least they would have, if the series was in Milwaukee. Oops). So what exactly is a sellout? Don Walker says the Brewers call a game a sellout if only individual tickets are available. I'm not sure where I got the impression that "sold out" meant no more tickets are available. Why would the Brewers want to advertise that all of their games are sold out if there are individual tickets left? Today's Sabathia rumor comes from Jon Heyman, who heard from an unnamed source that Sabathia would prefer to play for the Giants. ...
Not the best day at the office for A-Rod, Pettitte
River Avenue Blues —
... For better or worse, though, the Yankees will rise and fall with A-Rod. Tonight’s game was a rather drastic illustration of that point, and while maybe tonight, for one night, it’s ok to boo Alex Rodriguez, he’s going to be around for the next nine years. The Yankee brass may be, according to Jon Heyman, very skeptical of A-Rod’s extracurricular activities. But they knew what they were getting when he inked his name in blood on that $275 million contract. Until death do us part. ...
The clutchness of A-Rod
umpbump.com —
[image] The Yankees have problems. They’re not going to make the playoffs. The two young guns who are supposed to anchor the rotation for years, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy, have alternated between bad and injured. Their defense up the middle is crap. Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera both regressed this season. And Jeter seems to be in decline. But that’s not what’s keeping the Yankees brass up at night. SI’s Jon Heyman reported last week that “club higherups are concerned” about A-Rod and “they are even wondering aloud whether his off-field distractions are affecting his ...
