lostfan Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Link Not really a surprise to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 As long as they dont hit the trifecta like they wanted, and get Burnett and Lowe as well, Im not as worried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Sabathia has established a reputation as a s***ty playoff pitcher lately. Pull a 10 ERA in the playoffs NY and they will have his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOXOBAMA Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I was hoping he would have signed with the Dodgers, to get him out of the AL. nice pickup for the Yankees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Thankfully money comes into this stuff. Imagine if players just wanted to play for the Yankees and would take half pay for the privilege. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Say what you want about playing close to home and getting to bat...when someone offers you $30-40 million more guaranteed than any other team, you just cant say no. Good for him on getting paid like that and I hope he continues the streak of the Yankees not winning World Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 07:59 AM) As long as they dont hit the trifecta like they wanted, and get Burnett and Lowe as well, Im not as worried They just got Lowe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalls2598 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 In order to get the deal completed, ESPN the Magazine's Buster Olney reports that the Yankees added a seventh year to their original six-year, $140-million offer, bringing the total package to seven years and $160 million -- by far the biggest contract for any pitcher in history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Terrible deal. He's not better than Johan and he's absolutely crapped in his pants in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 each day that goes by, that mark buerhle deal looks better and better.....even in a crappy economy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) He'll be on the White Sox by 2012, after several subpar years and persistent injury issues force his removal from New York. The Yankees will pay half his remaining contract. Edited December 10, 2008 by Flash Tizzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirdog Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) I think CBS sportsline or ESPN (can't remember which) said it was 7 yrs, $160MM Edited December 10, 2008 by heirdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Wow....New York had a ton of money to throw around and they landed the big fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 No pitcher is worth 7/160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 08:41 AM) They just got Lowe. LOL, I obviously spoke too soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 10:26 AM) No pitcher is worth 7/160. No pitcher is worth the risk of 7/160 IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (Texsox @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 10:29 AM) No pitcher is worth the risk of 7/160 IMHO That was mostly my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 08:10 AM) He'll be on the White Sox by 2012, after several subpar years and persistent injury issues force his removal from New York. The Yankees will pay half his remaining contract. I disagree. I think it's more likely that Philip Hughes is on the White Sox by 2010, looking to re-find the stuff that made him such a highly sought after commodity. Sabathia...the Yankees aren't going to pay him that much to go away (see Pavano, Carl). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Also worth noting...the Brewers this year turned Matt LaPorta in to: 1. Their first playoff appearance in decades (and a decent amount of fan-based good will/excitement) 2. The 26th pick in the first round next year 3. A Sandwich pick. They also gave up Robert Bryson, Zach Jackson, and a PTBNL I'm not sure about, but the star of the deal was LaPorta, and turning him in to 2 picks in the top 40 of the draft really isn't a bad move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 11:16 AM) Also worth noting...the Brewers this year turned Matt LaPorta in to: 1. Their first playoff appearance in decades (and a decent amount of fan-based good will/excitement) 2. The 26th pick in the first round next year 3. A Sandwich pick. They also gave up Robert Bryson, Zach Jackson, and a PTBNL I'm not sure about, but the star of the deal was LaPorta, and turning him in to 2 picks in the top 40 of the draft really isn't a bad move. Eh, LaPorta is going to be a monster... but the playoff appearance alone I am sure was worth it to fans who haven't seen that in a long time. Getting two picks hopefully will get them something comparable to LaPorta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 There are only a handful of teams in MLB who can absorb the financial impact of a long-term deal that goes bad early in the contract. It's not about the actual amount of money, but the years. It really gets old seeing the market automatically narrow like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Absolutely ridiculous contract. No team should have this much power to sign everybody they want. There's no players that the Yankees can't buy. Still…. Screw ‘em, we’ll still beat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 this is actually some of the most disappointing news of my day thus far. I was quietly hoping he'd resign with Milwaukee, but that just doesn't look like the case. The rest of free agency can proceed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Are the Yankees really that much richer than everybody else or are they more willing to operate in the red to uphold a winning tradition ? Maybe MLB should increase the luxury tax. It doesn't seem like much of a deterent to overspending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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