Yankees 1-Up Mets
I’m not really suprised — I’m a big Mets fan so I kinda saw the Yankees big move coming (especially with all of the money they have freed up with the loss of Giambi, Mussina, and Petit). I never expected them to land C.C. Sabathia on a 7-year $161 million deal. That’s astronomical numbers; good for C.C.
However, on the Yankee side of the deal, how’d they make out? There are the obvious arguments: money, length of contract, etc. And there are some interesting niches to this contract: Sabathia’s opt out clause after the 3rd year of his contract.
Is the opt out an ace-in-the-hole for the Yankees or Sabathia? If the Yankees want Sabathia gone after 3 can they “strongly encourage” him to opt out?
Check out Buster Olney’s article about it over on his ESPN blog.
*Edit: Apparently, Sabathia’s new contract is the richest in MLB history for a pitcher.
