newsday.com - 11/15/2008
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The Mets were content to watch Friday from their Citi Field offices as the Yankees made good on their promise of a shock-and-awe first offer to free agent CC Sabathia. With a starting point of six years and roughly $140 million, the Steinbrenners need not worry about any competition from ...
sports.espn.go.com - 11/14/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
The Yankees offered free-agent pitcher CC Sabathia the
largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history, according
to ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
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Yankees make offer to Sabathia
nydailynews.com - 11/15/2008
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nydailynews.com —
The Mets officially began shopping for a closer
Friday, touching base with the agents for Francisco Rodriguez
and Brian Fuentes on the first day of free agency, but they apparently are in no hurry to buy.
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Mets open their search for new closer
riveraveblues.com - 11/15/2008
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riveraveblues.com —
On the first day of the free agent
signing period, the Yankees gave to CC the biggest
contract offer for a pitcher in the history of baseball. The offer is for six years and around $140 million. No one has reported on the exact figure. This is no ...
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Yanks outbidding themselves for Sabathia
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CC Sabathia can't close games for Mets
SILive: Ya Gotta Believe —
I was actually somewhat relieved today to read an article in Newsday that said the Mets won't be making offer to starting pitcher CC Sabathia afterall. Take nothing away from CC, who's an ace for sure. But the Mets already have one of the game's mega-starters -- in terms of performance as well as contract -- in Johan Santana . They really don't need another to drive up payroll and surrender any semblance of roster flexibility for the foreseeable future. This team's got several actual holes to fill, none of which are done so by an ace. Along those lines, John ...
The Yankees Want to Make CC Sabathia a Very, Very Rich Man
FanHouse —
... but wouldn't confirm the numbers. He also said that offers for Derek Lowe and A.J. Burnett wouldn't be far behind. "Yes," Steinbrenner said when asked if an offer was made to Sabathia. "And we're prepared to make offers to Burnett and Lowe." It seems like only a matter of time before the Yankees end up with Sabathia. While the Dodgers have called to show interest, there aren't going to be many other bidders. The Mets, rumored to be competitors, now appear to be out of the running and the simple financial realities make the Yankees heavy ...
Mets Won't Bid On Sabathia
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Marrty Noble of MLB.com talked to a source who says the Mets won't offer C.C. Sabathia a contract.
David Lennon of Newsday agrees, writing that the Mets "will not be involved in the bidding war for Sabathia."
Yesterday, it looked like the Mets might also bid on C.C..
The Yankees offered Sabathia a record-setting deal, but Brewers GM Doug Melvin thinks they're overbidding. ...
Saturday's Rumors
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... with A.J. Burnett's agent. ... The Orioles, Jays and Red Sox are also interested in Burnett. - Hank Steinbrenner says the Yanks are ready to make offers to A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe. "We're prepared to make offers to Burnett and Lowe," Steinbrenner said. "I'm starting to become very optimistic. I think it’s going to be mutually beneficial to us and for these particular players that we’re after for them to join the Yankees."- The Mets will not bid on CC.... Neither will the Braves. Maybe that huge offer from the Yankees ...
Lennon : Mets Won’t Bid For Sabathia
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... , Newsday’s David Lennon reports “with a starting point of six years and roughly $140 million, the Steinbrenners need not worry about any competition from Flushing on this one.” ...
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nybaseballdigest.com 12/2/2008 — •There are some people in baseball confused by the CC Sabathia sweepstakes. It is known that the Yankees would be willing to go up from their $140 million offer, but the rumor has been out for over a week that the Angels are going to offer a “Johan ...
Starting Pitcher: Waiting on CC Sabathia
metsblog.com 11/14/2008 — In the Daily News , three reporters team up to write:
“Meanwhile, Omar Minaya was discussing a trade for a pitcher with a GM but said he would first have to see how Sabathia’s free agency was progressing, a baseball executive said. A ...
Source: Yankees to make CC Sabathia big offer —
Wash Post MLB 11/14/2008
NEW YORK -- Free-agent season opened Friday with the New York Yankees planning to give CC Sabathia a record offer for a pitcher. The Yankees formulated a proposal to the big lefty that would exceed Johan Santana's $137.5 million, six-year contract ...
