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YANKS MAKE FIRST PITCH TO SABATHIA
YANKS MAKE FIRST PITCH TO SABATHIA
The Yankees officially began the work today to assemble their dream rotation of CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe or A.J. Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang, Joba Chamberlain and Andy Pettitte. As the Post reported Thursday, the Yanks skipped the appetizers and...
Yankees make offer to Sabathia
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. (more) Yankees make offer to Sabathia
Yanks make 6-year, $140M offer to Sabathia
Yanks make 6-year, $140M offer to Sabathia
sportsoverdose.com — According to sources, the NY Daily News reports the Yankees have made an offer richer than any... other pitcher in history. Follow all the latest Yankees signings and trade rumors on sportsoverdose.com (more) Yanks make 6-year, $140M offer to Sabathia
Source: Mets won't bid for Sabathia -
newsday.com — 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 ... (more) Source: Mets won't bid for Sabathia -
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Yankees make historic offer to Sabathia. They have Burnett and Lowe on radar
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —      This was expected to come today..and it has already started. The Yankees have offered a deal “slightly more” than $137.5 million. It will be above Johan Santana’s contract, and it will be the largest offer to a pitcher in MLB history. Go get ‘em Cashmoney! from NY Post: The Yankees officially began the work today to assemble their dream rotation of CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe or A.J. Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang, Joba Chamberlain and Andy Pettitte. As the Post reported Thursday, the Yanks skipped the appetizers and moved straight to the main course with Sabathia and offered the ...

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