Report: Yankees land Sabathia
boston.com 12/10/2008 — The New York Post reported this morning that free agent pitcher CC Sabathia has decided to sign with the Yankees. An excerpt from the Joel Sherman article: CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is...

Yanks, Sabathia close to deal
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 12/10/2008 — SI.com's Jon Heyman confirms that CC Sabathia is set to sign a seven-year, $160 million deal with the Yankees.

C.C. Ya!
bronxstop.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Interesting perspectives on the CC Sabathia situation.

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 ...

Yanks Get Sabathia
yankstalk.com 12/11/2008 — C.C. Sabathia and the NY Yankees have come to an agreement for Sabathia to pitch in pinstripes. The deal now represents a record-setting seven-year pact for about $160 million. Reports on Wednesday afternoon said the package is worth $161 million and will include a buyout clause that will ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Sabathia Opt-Out
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — We look into why Sabathia's out clause after year 3 is great, for Sabathia.

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 .

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 ...

Tossing pitches several ways — Newsday.com - Yankees 12/9/2008
Cash meets with CC again, plus Burnett and Sheets; lefty likes LA > LAS VEGAS - The Yankees continued their full-court pursuit of CC Sabathia yesterday as ...

What if CC Sabathia Doesn't Sign with the New York Yankees? — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/9/2008
It's the question that nobody wants to ask. With Yankee Land seemingly revolving around the gigantic left-handed planet known as CC, we should take into thought what would happen should Sabathia spurn the Yankees $140 million offer and sign ...

Braves monitoring courtship of Burnett — Major League Baseball News 12/9/2008
The Yankees are reportedly ready to better the Braves' offer to righty A.J. Burnett. Now the Braves simply have to wait to see if they'll be willing to better any offer provided by the Yankees.

Yanks in business, on the Strip and off — Major League Baseball News 12/10/2008
Prepared to move forward on other fronts, the Yankees highlighted Day 2 of the Winter Meetings by meeting with the representative for their second target, A.J. Burnett, and concluded business with general manager Brian Cashman departing the Bellagio ...

Cashman in California to Meet With Sabathia — NYT > Baseball 12/10/2008
With C.C. Sabathia taking his time, the Yankees are closing in on two starters with checkered physical histories, A.J. Burnett and Ben Sheets. >