NIGHT STALKER Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Personally, I don't think CC wants to come to NY...he's waiting for counter offers from the west coast. This way, if the Yanks pull their offer he won't look like an A hole for leaving 140 mil on the table...he'll just say he didn't have enough time to think it over and the Yanks backed off. NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal. "We've made him an offer. It's not going to be there forever," Hal Steinbrenner said Thursday after he was approved as the team's new controlling owner during a meeting at Major League Baseball headquarters. New York offered a six-year contract to the pitcher last Friday, the first day teams were allowed to start talking money with free agents. The proposal exceeds Johan Santana's $137.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Mets both in total and average, a baseball official familiar with the negotiations said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to divulge details. Greg Genske, Sabathia's agent, did not return a telephone message seeking comment. The Yankees are also interested in pitchers A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe. While the team has discussed parameters of contracts for the pair, it had not made formal offers. Following the end of its streak of 13 consecutive playoff appearances, New York intends to make a major push for starting pitching. Mike Mussina announced his retirement Thursday, and the team intends to add several starters to a rotation that includes holdovers Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain. Andy Pettitte has said he wants to return, but the Yankees want him to take a cut from his $16 million salary last season. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 He would be an idiot not to take it regardless of the reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 He would be an idiot not to take it regardless of the reason... It's happened before. Greg Maddux spurned the Yanks before signing with the Braves. That money back then probably was on par with today's offer to CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Yes he has a deadline. It is called the home opener at that stadium in the spring. If he doesn't accept it before then, they won't let him pitch for them, lol. There ain't no deadline. Just like there was no deadline for ARod last year either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Yes he has a deadline. It is called the home opener at that stadium in the spring. If he doesn't accept it before then, they won't let him pitch for them, lol. There ain't no deadline. Just like there was no deadline for ARod last year either. True did anyone believe him when he said this is the big question. CC has his own deadline-he is in control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Nothing like negotiating in the newspapers agaain-Didn't they learn last off-season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGASS JETS FAN Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 CC should decline offer, why would he want to hope for a 2nd place finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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