The Yankees are encouraged about their chances of signing free-agent CC Sabathia, and they're impressed with the way he's going about making a decision. "We're not being played," Brian Cashman said. "We're not being manipulated. We're not being used. I just think he's making an informed decision." The Yankees believe Sabathia has a genuine interest in playing in New York. "It was more of an informational thing for him," Cashman said of his meeting with Sabathia in Las Vegas. "We all know what kind of ballplayer he is, and he's a tremendous family man. He's got a wife and three kids and he's got a life decision to make. I can't tell you if he's close to making that decision or not."