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| 17th March, 2008 - 12:14 pm | New York Times - C. C. Sabathia has turned down Cleveland’s four-year offer worth more than $17 million a season, and the Yankees have more than $75 million coming off their payroll after this season.
Starters Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, and Carl Pavano are all in the final year of their current contracts.
“It’s fine when I go there,” said Sabathia when asked about New York.
“I’m focused on this season right now, playing in Cleveland and trying to win,” Sabathia said, adding later, “I’ve been here since I was 17. We’ll just have to see what happens.”
RealGM Note: Sabathia was baseball's second best pitcher in 2007 and 'deserved' to make $15.7 million, giving him a Reina Value of +79%. Sabathia is unlikely to find a deal like Johan Santana's six-year, $137.5 million one with the Mets, but he could certainly match or exceed Barry Zito's $126 million contract with the Giants. [READ] |
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