CC Sabathia announced Monday that he has agreed to a contract extension to stay with the Yankees.
The news comes as a major surprise, as most expected him to opt out of the remaining four years and $92 million left on his contract and hit free agency. No word yet on exact terms, but the new contract figures to surpass Cliff Lee for the highest average annual value ($24 million) for a pitcher. Stay tuned.
Posted on October 31, 2011, in Hot Stove and tagged C.C. Sabathia. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Nuno pitches another good game, the pitching keeps them close and Overbay wins it. Mo mows them down
fishjam, it's a lot better than it used to be, with programs like Perfect Game, there are showcases
Yeah, its very difficult. Not only do you have to project how a person/player will grow/mature/impro
Yanks seem snake-bit with all these f-ing injuries. I just hope Phelps is OK and isn't effected by t
Grandy has broken finger, Phelps gets hits with a liner, what the heck is going on!
I'm not really expecting much from Nova this year!
I like Adams!
I've always said the hardest thing to do in sports is to project talent. I feel I am a good judge of
See old yank.....everyone is always envious of something....you woulda been champ if you were 6'....
fishjam, it just shows that you never know from year to year with most pitchers. Phelps has been gre
I hear ya Doug....at least you were lefty....that counts for an extra 3-4 inches and 3-4 MPH! I was
Phelps has been huge also. He has really been a pleasant surprise the last 2 years. He wasn't very h
fishjam, I was that 6ft lefty in 1967, believe me I always wished I was 6ft-4. I look at Wainwright,
The Yanks have also gotten by without missing Hughes and Nova, Warren and Nuno have filled in well i
Fishjam, I totally agree, the relief pitching has been exceptional this year. It has given the Yanks
Nice job Matt. I have said for years that Cashman and Girardi's #1 strength has been building/manage
Doug - that has always been the thought among the baseball scouting community and it is not incorrec
old yankee, pitching always wins, I think there are some good outfielders in the system and catching
doug... Actually, I have always thought Joba should be the guy for closer. He has everything he need
old yankee, yes but they are not top starters in the MLB, this is what the Yanks need the most. Ther
Between my years playing Football, Basketball and Baseball I always had to prove I was good enough,
Amen!
doug... You are many times up on me, I have no idea who those guys are. Remember IPK, I always said
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Extension details are in. Total guaranteed 5 yrs 122 million with a 25 million option in 2017 and a 5 million dollar buyout. Great job by the Yankees for limiting the years and great job by CC showing some true character by not testing the market.
Good stuff. Amazing deal. I like it.
Still amazed by this. Shows the kind of guy that C.C. is by not testing free agency and sticking with the Yankees. Also shows to me how much he wants 300 wins. He could do it and sticking with a team like the Yankees who will give him the chance to pile up wins.
Handled perfectly by the Yankees and CC. They both coming out looking great….a Win-Win scenario. Perhaps both parties learned exactly how NOT to handle an opt-out situation from ARod, Boras & Hank Steinbrenner.
As I’ve said in my articles, I was ready to pay CC 5 yrs – $125M or 6yrs – $150M and thats very similar to what this turned out to be.
Now that the Yanks have handled all of there big internal issues, they can be fully focused on bringing talent in thru trades and FA.
Can’t wait to see what happens next. You were right on the money Fish.
Sweeeet!! Nice going guys. Yankees and C.C. put a deal together, timely and efficiently. Moving on now to a #2.