The Yanks Make a Move
Posted on November 1st, 2011 in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
They resigned C.C. Sabathia, their ace pitcher, for $122 million over five years.
The remarkable thing is, this is probably a pretty good deal for the team….especially when you consider that they’re paying AJ Burnett (ugh) $16 million….
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11/1/2024 9:47 am
I wonder if Cliff Lee would have stunk as a Yankee. There’s quite a list of bad pitching purchases. Don Gullett, Carl Pavano, Carl Pavano, Carl Pavano, AJ.
11/1/2024 10:07 am
Well, to be fair, that’s three pitchers over 30 years. But, also to be fair, you’re leaving out a few. Hideki Irabu, Kevin Brown (!!!), Jaret Wright, Jose Contreras, Kei Igawa….
By contrast, CC has won something like 59 games since the Yankees signed him, and he also seems like a pretty good guy.
11/1/2024 10:08 am
Oh, and yes, Cliff Lee would have stunk as a Yankee. He’s a small-town guy, basically, and IMHO a bit of a redneck-a small-market player. He couldn’t have handled it in New York. (C.f. Randy Johnson.)