C.C. Sabathia

The New York Yankees have acquired Michael Pineda and Jose Campos from the Seattle Mariners for Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi Jon Heyman of CBSSports reports. Pineda who in his rookie season went 9-10 with a 3.74 era and averaging just over a strikeout per inning. He will now slot in behind CC Sabathia and in [...]

Back in December of 2008, CC Sabathia signed a seven-year $161mm deal with the New York Yankees. The deal included an option that allowed Sabathia to opt out of the final four years of the deal. This was done as Sabathia was unsure as to how he was going to enjoy pitching under the big [...]

When New York Yankees’ pitcher C.C. Sabathia was if he would be in pinstripes for 2012, he said, “I can’t even wrap my head around that right now. I’m just thinking about what I didn’t do to help us win. I didn’t deliver. In the next couple days, next couple weeks, I’ll think [...]

The New York Yankees have the best record in the American League, but as Joel Sherman of the New York Post points out, they have the worst against the Boston Red Sox. The Bronx Bombers are 1-8 against the Red Sox this season, and with the chances of them meeting in the ALCS really high, the [...]

General manager Brian Cashman confirmed on Wednesday that the New York Yankees have no plans to talk to CC Sabathia before the end of the season about his opt-out clause in his contract, Buster Olney of ESPN reports. “We haven’t had any discussions about having any discussions about a contract extension,” Cashman said, in response [...]

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Could the New York Yankees go after right-handed pitcher Brett Myers of the Houston Astros?  A National League talent evaluator close to George A. King III of the New York Post thinks the Astros would consider a trade if the team falls out of it. “You haven’t heard his name mentioned yet, but they need players [...]

When C.C. Sabathia signed a contract with the New York Yankees before the 2009 season, he had an opt-clause put in the deal that would allow him to walk away from the Big Apple after three seasons.  With their rotation in shambles, would Sabathia take the opportunity and leave town? According to Mark Carig of the [...]

It’s like the telephone game.  One kid whispers something into another kid’s ear and several kids later the message is completely distorted. I’m assuming that’s what happened with C.C. Sabathia’s weight-loss story, and New York Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman would likely agree. The media had been reporting that Sabathia had lost 30-pounds from his 300+ pound frame, [...]

Spring Training starts in about two weeks and the only things we know about the Yankees is that their pitching staff still remains a question mark.  They lost out on Cliff Lee and brought in over the hill veterans Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon to compete for two spots in the rotation against Sergio Mitre [...]