When the Yankees went with pitching youth last year instead of going after Johan Santana, I applauded that strategy. I rationalized that if it failed, they could trade for CC Sabathia at mid-season if he was available from the Indians.
Well, it failed, Sabathia was available, but he was traded to Milwaukee, where he was a stud. The Yankees, meanwhile, missed the playoffs for the first time in what seemed like the Byzantine Era.
Better late than never.
From Sports Illustrated:
Free-agent pitcher CC Sabathia is about to sign with the Yankees, SI.com has confirmed. The deal being finalized now is expected to pay Sabathia about $160 million over seven years.
The two sides are on the verge of an agreement after three days of face-to-face talks between the Yankees and superstar Sabathia, who led the Milwaukee Brewers to the playoffs after a midseason trade by going 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA. He won the 2007 Cy Young Award with the Cleveland Indians.
Sabathia apparently became convinced after extensive meetings with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman that he and his family of five could be happy living in New York. Cashman flew to the Bay Area to meet with Sabathia on Tuesday and finalize the deal, which makes Sabathia the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history, eclipsing the contracts of the Mets' Johan Santana and the Giants'Barry Zito.
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