CC in Queens?!?!
With the Brewers out of the playoffs, the question around NY is which team can/will land CC Sabathia. As money is probably not an issue for either team with new stadiums coming and simply being NY teams, the battle is on to sign the top free agent. There are other teams that will compete for his CC's services and I know he likes the West Coast. But I see him ending up in NY. Can you imagine a CC/Santana 1-2 punch? While money must be given to fix the relief issue for the Mets, getting CC would change the look of the team and the National League. Plus can you imagine how the Yankees would react?
From the NY Post
LEFTY LIKELY ON RADAR OF METS, YANKS
By BRIAN COSTELLO
October 6, 2008 --
MILWAUKEE - CC Sabathia smiled when told Mets fans are dreaming of a starting rotation that begins with him and Johan Santana.
"That sounds good," the premier free agent pitcher of this winter told The Post.
The 28-year-old's season came to a close yesterday when the Brewers lost to the Phillies, 6-2 in Game 4 of the NLDS. He never got the chance to pitch Game 5, instead his final appearance of 2008 coming as a pinch hitter (he struck out).
Now he embarks on the free agency trail, where he probably will fetch around $150 million. Both the Mets and Yankees are expected to be players in the Sabathia sweepstakes, but the big left-hander sounds lukewarm about leaving his native California for the East Coast.
"I like it there," he said of New York, "but we'll have to see what direction the teams are going and would my family be uncomfortable being on a whole other coast? We'll have to see."
Sabathia's wife Amber is due to give birth on Friday, so he said he probably will wait a few weeks before talking with agent Greg Genske about the plan for this winter. He does know he doesn't want the decision to take all winter.
"I want to get it done pretty quick," Sabathia said. "I try to be as stress free as possible. All that is is stress having it drag on all winter. We'll see what happens."
Sabathia said don't expect him to do one of those whirlwind free agency tours.
"I can guarantee you I won't be flying around, going to different cities," he said. "I've pretty much been to every city in the league. I've got a lot of friends around the league. They're going to have to come to me. I won't be spending my offseason flying around to different cities."
The Brewers acquired Sabathia in July from the Indians. Yesterday, Sabathia spoke glowingly of his time in Milwaukee, but the Brewers are not expected to have the cash to keep him.
He went 11-2 for Milwaukee and pitched four times on three days' rest at the end of the season.
Sabathia said the heavy workload has not adversely affected him.
"I feel fine," he said. "I feel real good actually. I thought I'd be a lot more sore than I am actually. I feel real good. I really had no problems doing what needed to be done here down the stretch."
From the NY Post
LEFTY LIKELY ON RADAR OF METS, YANKS
By BRIAN COSTELLO
October 6, 2008 --
MILWAUKEE - CC Sabathia smiled when told Mets fans are dreaming of a starting rotation that begins with him and Johan Santana.
"That sounds good," the premier free agent pitcher of this winter told The Post.
The 28-year-old's season came to a close yesterday when the Brewers lost to the Phillies, 6-2 in Game 4 of the NLDS. He never got the chance to pitch Game 5, instead his final appearance of 2008 coming as a pinch hitter (he struck out).
Now he embarks on the free agency trail, where he probably will fetch around $150 million. Both the Mets and Yankees are expected to be players in the Sabathia sweepstakes, but the big left-hander sounds lukewarm about leaving his native California for the East Coast.
"I like it there," he said of New York, "but we'll have to see what direction the teams are going and would my family be uncomfortable being on a whole other coast? We'll have to see."
Sabathia's wife Amber is due to give birth on Friday, so he said he probably will wait a few weeks before talking with agent Greg Genske about the plan for this winter. He does know he doesn't want the decision to take all winter.
"I want to get it done pretty quick," Sabathia said. "I try to be as stress free as possible. All that is is stress having it drag on all winter. We'll see what happens."
Sabathia said don't expect him to do one of those whirlwind free agency tours.
"I can guarantee you I won't be flying around, going to different cities," he said. "I've pretty much been to every city in the league. I've got a lot of friends around the league. They're going to have to come to me. I won't be spending my offseason flying around to different cities."
The Brewers acquired Sabathia in July from the Indians. Yesterday, Sabathia spoke glowingly of his time in Milwaukee, but the Brewers are not expected to have the cash to keep him.
He went 11-2 for Milwaukee and pitched four times on three days' rest at the end of the season.
Sabathia said the heavy workload has not adversely affected him.
"I feel fine," he said. "I feel real good actually. I thought I'd be a lot more sore than I am actually. I feel real good. I really had no problems doing what needed to be done here down the stretch."
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