[사영추 해체] 뉴욕 포스트 독점보도 사바시아 양키스행

CC SABATHIA PICKS YANKEES

By JOEL SHERMAN

BIG MONEY: CC Sabathia, with a $140 million offer on the table, was expected to meet with Yankee GM Brian Cashman yesterday for the third straight day, raising hopes he'll be pitching in The Bronx next spring.

Last updated: 4:24 am
December 10, 2008 
Posted: 2:05 am
December 10, 2008

LAS VEGAS – CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is not going to play in the National League. CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee, The Post has learned exclusively. (사바시아는 서부 해안 팀으로 가지 않았고 내셔널리그로도 가지 않았으며 양키스 유니폼을 입게 되었다고 뉴욕 포스트가 독점적으로 그 소식을 전하게 되었다고 합니다.뉴욕 포스트라 아직 믿기지가 않지만 이런 걸로 장난치지는 않겠지)

After three straight days of face-to-face meetings between GM Brian Cashman and Sabathia, the big lefty decided he wants to spend the next six years of his career as a Yankee. The decision came late last night after Cashman flew to see Sabathia at his home in San Francisco. By the time the meeting was concluded, Sabathia had informed the Yankeesthat he had made his decision to call New York his baseball home, the Post has learned.

There are still minor hurdles to finalize, notably that Sabathia must pass a physical. But after so much belief that Sabathia was stalling because he wanted to avoid New York, he agreed to the largest pitching contract in major league history, at least $140 million. (사바시아와 계약은 신체검사가 끝난 이후 완료되게 되며 그 계약은 메이저리그 역사상 최대 금액인 이미 20일 전에 오퍼한 6년 1억 4000만불 이상이 될 것이라고 합니다.조금 더 받을수도 있겠네요.)

It means that the Yankees have lassoed the player they were building their offseason around: An ace in his prime. Sabathia is just 28, and last year between the Indians and Brewers he went 17-10 with a 2.70 ERA. The previous season he won the AL Cy Young. Now he is the first major new piece to be put into the new Yankee Stadium.

Cashman had met with Sabathia on both Sunday and Monday in Vegas. He then slipped out of the Winter Meetings yesterday to fly to San Francisco to meet again with Sabathia and also this time Sabathia's wife, Amber. It was in this meeting that Sabathia fully expressed that he wanted to come East and play in the AL, that he wanted the responsibility that comes with being the big man for the biggest team.

The Yankees had extended a six-year, $140 million bid to Sabathia nearly a month ago. As the weeks passed and Sabathia did not accept the deal, a feeling began to pervade that he was trying hard to avoid the Bronx. Instead, this might simply have been a patient game of poker, Sabathia simply taking his time to make sure no desirable West Coast team with significant money would emerge. That never happened.

So now Sabathia will front a rotation that also will include Chien-Ming Wangand Joba Chamberlain. But Cashman does not want to stop there. The Yankee priority this winter has been pitching, pitching and pitching. And they are going for more.

Cashman had met Monday night with A.J. Burnett's agent Darek Braunacker and expressed a willingness to exceed the four-year, $60 million bid by the Braves and that they would seriously consider going to a fifth year.

"We never doubted their sincere efforts," Braunacker said. "I have maintained that if A.J. wants five years he will get five years."

Cashman also met with Scott Boras and the Yanks appeared willing to go to the four-year, $60 million plus range for Derek Lowe. In addition, the Yanks have talked with agents for several other starters, including Andy Pettitte, Randy Wolf, Oliver Perez and Ben Sheets. The Yankees received medical records on the oft-injured Sheets and were studying them. One person in the loop described Cashman as really pushing in a much more forceful way to begin closing deals, with or without Sabathia. (캐쉬먼은 또한 스캇 보라스와도 만남을 가지고 있을만큼 투수쪽에 사바시아 이후에도 더 보강을 할 생각인데 로우에게 4년 6000만불을 줄 의향을 가지고 있다고 합니다.하지만 보라스는 5년 이상 6년까지 계약을 바라고 있죠.)

The Yanks knew the worse scenario would be to be completely shut out on the top-tier pitching buffet. That would be humiliating. That would be the entire sport essentially saying the Yankees have the money, but no one wants to take it as a first option any longer. However, Sabathia showed that the lure of the Yankees and their money is still powerful.

Barring the unforeseen, Sabathia is going to be a Yankee. The Yanks scored the big prize for which they were hunting.

-> 다저스의 다 글자도 안 들어가지만 사영추의 해체를 알리기 위해 올려봅니다.이제 매니 라미레즈 장기 낚시에 들어가야 하나.크리스마스 이후까지 버팅길 가능성이 농후한데 매니 떡밥 마저 놓치면 암울하구나.