slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 12/9/2008
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From Gerry Fraley : It did not take long for Boston to respond to the New York Yankees' wooing of free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia. On the same day that the Yankees had their second meeting with Sabathia and his representatives, the Red Sox got together with him. Boston general manager Theo ...
Red Sox to Meet With CC Soon
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/5/2008 — 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 ...
C.C. Ya!
bronxstop.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Interesting perspectives on the CC Sabathia situation.
Running the Opt Out
futilityinfielder.com 12/12/2008 — The Hardball Times' Dave Studeman took issue with my take on CC Sabathia's opt-out clause: Jay Jaffe responds to Keith Law's opinion about opt-out clauses, saying that he doesn't think they're a bad idea. Let's be clear about this: opt-out clauses ...
CC Says Y-E-S to NY
hardballtimes.com 12/10/2008 — Jeez, you take two hours to write up a legal brief, and the whole world goes and gets itself in a hurry :
CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is not going to play in the National League. CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee, The Post has learned exclusively.
After three ...
Sabathia Needs A Signing Bonus!
totalprosports.com 12/20/2008 — Total Pro Sports - CC Sabathia's seven year contact worth $161 million with the New York Yankees , was not enough for the pitcher. The New York Yankees have reportedly given CC Sabathia a $9.5 million signing bonus. $6 million of that bonus will given to him now and the other $3.5 million at ...
The Big Man Hits the Big Town
futilityinfielder.com 12/11/2008 — Less than 24 hours after filing the K-Rod signing story for SI.com, I awoke to an email from their editor asking me to prep a similar article on CC Sabathia given the reports that he was poised to sign with the Yankees -- which was news to me at that ...
Sabathia To Sign Monster Deal With Yankees
soxanddawgs.com 12/10/2008 — Boston Red Sox fans get ready for a big taste of C.C. Sabathia as he has finally decided to sign with the New York Yankees for 7 years, $160 million. About a month ago, the Yankees had offered Sabathia 6 years, $140 million but Sabathia really wanted to pitch in California. But after 3 days .
CC to Yankees for seven years, $160 million - CBSSports.com
sportsline.com 12/10/2008 — LAS VEGAS -- CC Sabathia has decided to sign with the Yankees , CBSSports.com has confirmed. Sabathia, the top free agent on this winter's market, will get a seven-year deal for approximately $160 million, a source familiar with the deal said this ...
CC Says N-O to NY? UPDATED!
hardballtimes.com 12/9/2008 — The Merc's Andrew Baggarly is reporting -- well, he's not really reporting as much as passing along the rumor -- that CC Sabathia has turned down the Yankees' offer and that the Giants are slowly entering the picture:
It’s been confirmed to me that the Giants had discussions with CC ...
Welcome to the Machine, CC.
waitingfornextyear.com 12/11/2008 — I can’t say I’m surprised that CC Sabathia is now the highest-paid pitcher in Major League history. When I look at the record seven-year $161 million contract that Sabathia signed, It reassures me that the Tribe made the right decision in trading him last July. There is no way a team ...
Boston Red Sox Meets with CC Sabathia —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/9/2008
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)
The Red Sox have responded to the Yankees by meeting with CC as well. I don’t know exactly what they are up to, but many doubt that they are serious about landing him.
Red Sox Meet with Sabathia
It did not ...
THE RANT —
Newsday.com - Yankees 12/9/2008
"Memo to Brian Cashman: If CC doesn't want to be a Yankee,
withdraw the offer and sign two or three pitchers with the money. I would rather have length than width in the rotation anyway."
posted by Greg C.
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