This has been a terrible offseason for the Yankees. Jeter and the Yankees had a bit of a fallout, Lee went to the Phillies, Pettitte retired, Cashman is blasting moves they make, and Joba looks like he has gone on a bender since the end of last season. Now comes word that CC Sabathia will most likely opt out of his deal after this year.
Almost no one would walk away from $92MM, but CC can, because the Yankees need him that bad. He can basically demand whatever he wants from them, and they will have to cave, because the free agent pitcher for next offseason if looking pretty rough (Buehrle, CJ Wilson, Edwin Jackson, Kuroda, Pineiro). Those guys are decent, but there is no "ace" there. It's a smart move by CC, and he will get an insane contract if he has yet another strong year for them. Now you know why he showed up 25 pound lighter this year.
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