nydailynews.com - 12/4/2008
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According to sources, the Giants are contemplating an offer of more than the $100 million the Brewers have bid for CC Sabathia for five years, but far less than the six years and $140 million the Yankees have offered.
insider.espn.go.com - 12/3/2008
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insider.espn.go.com —
It's been nearly three weeks since the Yankees
offered CC Sabathia 140 million of their hard-earned YES...
Network/New Yankee Stadium dollars. You may have noticed that CC hasn't said yes. Yet. The Yankees still seem supremely confident that he will, ...
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Jayson Stark Blog
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/5/2008
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
What reeling economy? Big names -- at high
prices -- will be available at baseball's winter meetings,...
says SI.com's Jon Heyman. But who will be the first to sign?
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Jon Heyman: Winter Meetings preview
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 12/5/2008
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com —
From Buster Olney : The Red Sox are
meeting with CC Sabathia sometime in the next few...
days... It's unclear whether the Red Sox are seriously interested in trying to compete with the Yankees' $140 million offer to Sabathia, or if they are just doing their due diligence and preparing alternatives ...
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Red Sox to Meet With CC Soon
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Yankees Confusing Rumors
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... I'm in: "Glaring needs: Three starters. Secondary needs: A bat. Could be a first baseman, could be a center fielder. Could hit third, fifth or even sixth. Fix it in January: The bench needs another warm body or two."--(LoHud) While I'm reading this I'm thinking, "our team architect has taken years not to find a first baseman, and he's going to do all this by February?" Do you believe in miracles? "CC Sabathia's heart may be in S.F." Yeah, but where's his ...
Giants Considering Offer For Sabathia?
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, the Giants are considering making an offer to C.C. Sabathia. It'd be more than $100MM but far less than $140MM. I imagine the Giants are trying to determine how much money Sabathia would leave on the table to come to San Francisco. ...
Starting Pitcher: Get Your Offers Ready
MetsBlog.com —
... Speaking of Sabathia, the Giants are considering whether to offer him a contract worth more than $100 million, reports the Daily News, “but far less than the six years and $140 million the Yankees have offered.” ...
Giants to Make Offer for CC
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... to play in San Francisco. Sabathia also obviously would also love to play near his home town -he is from Vallejo, California, around 30 miles outside of San Francisco. The Giants are interested and have some money to spend, but the major question is how close will they come to the Yankees $140 Million offer. It's been a busy off-season for the Giants already, they've signed Jeremy Affeldt, Bob Howry, and Edgar Renteria. And here's some more on this story from from Mark Feinsand: Just how badly does CC Sabathia want to pitch at home ...
C.C. Sabathia to take a hometown discount?
McCovey Chronicles —
Maybe, according to the New York Daily News.
No editorial for this one. Just a poll.
Thus endeth the rumor/transaction posts for today. There are three more below this one. SHOULD the Giants sign Pat Burrell? WOULD Sabean consider trading for Jorge Cantu? DID the Giants make a mistake with Edgar Renteria? THERE ARE ANSWERS BELOW! IT'S A SUPER-RUMOR-BLOWOUT BLOGFEST! EVERYTHING MUST GO!
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The highest I would want the Giants to go on a Sabathia contract is.... ...
Giants supposedly interested in CC, but…
River Avenue Blues —
... about Sabathia and the Giants, Mark Feinsand’s sources said that the Giants were “considering” Sabathia, but only if he’s willing to accept “an extreme hometown discount.” ...
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