New York Yankees meeting focuses on CC Sabathia’s deal – MLB News
An annual meeting of the New York Yankees held at Tampa, Florida on Wednesday and as reported by major news sources the main topic of discussion was to resolve the matter of Carsten Charles Sabathia.
Yankees’ official used most of the time in a meeting discussing about the available options they can offer to Sabathia. In their struggle to relocate Sabathia, the Yankees administration made calls and left messages for left-hander’s agents, Brian Peters
and Greg Genske, but the club did not receive any reply.
After completing this season, Sabathia now has concluded his seven-year deal with the Bronx Bombers and he might use his opt-out clause of his contract, as reported by many news sources. Sabathia, who was hired in 2005 with a 161-million-dollar contract
for seven years, has already given the hints to declare himself a free agent just four days after the end of the World Series, between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals.
"We're close to formulating a plan that we think is fair to everyone involved," said a high-ranking team official. "The idea is to get this done before he goes out on the open market.''
It has strengthen the assumption in the baseball circles, including the Yankees’ front office, that Sabathia will not change his decision to exercise the opt-out clause of his contract unless the club offer him some extra facilities. They may have to consider
some extra money along with other aids to keep the player in the Bronx.
Statistically looking at Sabathia’s deal reveals the club will be looking to offer a 92-million-dollar contract for the next four seasons.
In 2011 season, Sabathia was the vital starter to take the Yankees into the ALDS. The left-hander posted a 19-8 record with a 3.00 ERA and was among the American League chart leaders this season. However, he was criticised of his ineffective performance
in the second half of the 2011 season.
He was also unproductive in the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers. He not only allowed four runs in just over five innings in the Yankees’ Game 3 but also permitted what we may call the game-winning and series-ending, run in the finale.
However, those who support Sabathia attributed this sudden fall in performance with Joe Girardi’s decision to play August and September with a six-man rotation. Yankees’ manager Girardi justification was to accommodate Allan James Burnett and Phil Hughes.
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