The Yankees Put On Time Limit on Sabathia — Yeah, Right
Apparently, the Yankees have imposed a limit on how long Sabathia has to decide on their offer…
“We’ve made him an offer. It’s not going to be there forever,” Hal Steinbrenner said Thursday after he was approved as the team’s new controlling owner during a meeting at Major League Baseball headquarters.
New York offered a six-year contract to the pitcher last Friday, the first day teams were allowed to start talking money with free agents. The proposal exceeds Johan Santana’s $137.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Mets both in total and average, a baseball official familiar with the negotiations said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to divulge details.
Greg Genske, Sabathia’s agent, did not return a telephone message seeking comment.
The Yankees are also interested in pitchers A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe. While the team has discussed parameters of contracts for the pair, it had not made formal offers.
Ha. Don’t believe it. They’re bluffing like hell. If Sabathia comes to them in let’s say February and wants to make a deal — it gets done.
Oh yeah, did anyone notice that there was not a time limit?
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