Yankees and free agent CC Sabathia Update

A report on the first day of baseball free agency has the New York Yankees extending an offer to CC Sabathia that will make him the highest paid pitcher in all of baseball. The offer is believed to be six-years and worth a total of $140 million.

Sabathia was expected to receive big offers — but this offer was even bigger than expected. However, the fact that the Yankees are interested in Sabathia doesn’t come as a surprise. In fact, we predicted Sabathia would sign with the Yankees.

The reasons why the Yankees are so interested are obvious. In the 2008 baseball season, the Yankees missed the playoffs in large part due to ineffective pitching. Their pitching was good on paper to begin the year but injuries and poor play decimated their starting rotation. Signing Sabathia would give the Yankees an ace who has a history of being one of the better pitchers in all of baseball over the last half decade.

Despite the gigantic offer, Sabathia hasn’t made a decision yet. Other teams including the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets are believed to be considering making hefty offers of their own. There’s a chance Sabathia could take less money to re-sign with the Brewers, however the type of money the Yankees are offering would be hard for anyone to pass on.

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