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LAS VEGAS – CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is not going to play in the National League. CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee, The Post has learned exclusively.

After three straight days of face-to-face meetings between GM Brian Cashman and Sabathia, the big lefty decided he wants to spend the next six years of his career as a Yankee. The decision came late last night after Cashman flew to see Sabathia at his home in San Francisco. By the time the meeting was concluded, Sabathia had informed the Yankees that he had made his decision to call New York his baseball home, the Post has learned.

There are still minor hurdles to finalize, notably that Sabathia must pass a physical. But after so much belief that Sabathia was stalling because he wanted to avoid New York, he agreed to the largest pitching contract in major league history, at least $140 million.

It means that the Yankees have lassoed the player they were building their offseason around: An ace in his prime. Sabathia is just 28, and last year between the Indians and Brewers he went 17-10 with a 2.70 ERA. The previous season he won the AL Cy Young. Now he is the first major new piece to be put into the new Yankee Stadium

pwayknicks wrote:As a met fan ... thank god...

1. No CC to the Dodgers, Giants or whoever else in the NL
2. Mets dont get him....7 years is wayyyyy to much for him IMO
3. Yankees will look like idiots in 3 years......

He'll do well this year and probably next, but this is a guy who has pitched 225+ innings for a couple years now, I smell breakdown......

nykgeneralmanager wrote:How long has it been since the Yankees have had a guy to match up with the Halladays and Becketts of the world? How many times is that ALL people complain about? Now we finally have that guy, and now people are going to complain about an extra year on his contract. Come on guys, this is a legitimate ace who already has a cy young award in the AL from just one year ago, he is no slouch.

Lconte17 wrote:yah i could careless about that extra year... if CC stays to the end of this contract he is still going to be what, 35... So all 7 years are during the prime of his career. and with this opt out... as i stated before, I'm sure after the AROD bs last year, Cashman will want to know his thought on the opt out prior to the trade deadline. Which if he plans on opting out. we can trade him away get something for him. The Contract seems to be written out well from what ive heard.

We are getting a pitcher who is a bonafide Ace, who has dominated teh AL won a cy young. Now match him up with Wang who is a clearly an Ace as well. Match him up with 2 of Pettitte/Sheets/Lowe/BUMnet with Joba/Hughes/Kennedy as the 5. Id prefer to get Sheets cause he is an Ace when he is healthy. So potentially we can have three #1 guys followed by a solid #2 pitching the fourth spot. We are talking one serious Rotation.

cold5 wrote:NYK Gm, why do you still have Tabata on your sig? Are u a closet Pirates fan? But anyways, good signing. He should be able to help in getting you into the playoffs. But he sux in the postseason. Although, the contract was too much if he bombs. What's the status with Wang? Cuz if he gets back healthy and still has his stuff, and the yanks get one of sheets, burnett, or lowe. That's one great 1-2-3 punch.
Rotation
1. Sabathia
2. Burnett/Lowe/Sheets
3. Wang
4. Chamberlain
5. Pettite or Hughes

Lconte17 wrote:I like the deal... Mainly because u have to look at it in 2 parts.

the first deal is 3 years and 69 mil, CC has an opt out clause then... and if the yankees think for even the slightest come 2011 that hell opt out they will trade him. if not and he wants to stay, the final 4years are 92 mil