11/15: Yankees Open With Record Setting Offer to Sabathia; Offers to Lowe and Burnett Coming Next?
Posted by: Patrick
Updating a previous story, Anthony DiComo and Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com report:
Though this is the supposed starting point, the contract as it is would represent the biggest deal a pitcher has ever received, above the contract that Johan Santana signed last year. Santana's deal was also for six years, but was for $137.5 million.
The Yankees made a record-breaking six-year, $140 million offer to free-agent starter CC Sabathia on Friday as the first part of their plan to overhaul their starting rotation, Hal Steinbrenner, one of the team's co-chairmen, confirmed. ...
"Yes," Steinbrenner said. "And we're prepared to make offers to Burnett and Lowe."
"Yes," Steinbrenner said. "And we're prepared to make offers to Burnett and Lowe."
Though this is the supposed starting point, the contract as it is would represent the biggest deal a pitcher has ever received, above the contract that Johan Santana signed last year. Santana's deal was also for six years, but was for $137.5 million.
Gonzalo Matzumura wrote: