To C.C., Or Not To C.C., That Is The Question
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I would say the answer is “Not To C.C.”

I would make the Ian Kennedy, David Robertson and Dellin Betances trade in a heartbeat if the Indians would take it. Betances’s upside, is probably what would make the Indians jump on this deal. Do you think Tabata could end up in this deal, or has he damaged himself too much for other teams to take the chance on him?

Is this Bedlam? People have no idea what they are rambling on about.

I still think the Indians have just as good a chance of winning that division as the White Sox, so chances are CC won’t be traded.

At the end of the day half of the teams are still in it(the playoff hunt) but atleast 7 teams are really going to make a real push. So every pitcher that is going to be in the market this deadline is going to cost you a arm and a leg expect the lower B list pitchs and the C list pitch but Wang is a A list pitch so what are the yankees going to give up for CC another A list player ALOT!!! there goes the farm system

MJ,
Just as the Red Sox got involved in the Santana talks to make sure the price was high for the Yankees, they will get involved if Sabathia is on the market. Count on it. They may not be greatly interested, but they won’t let the Yankees get Sabathia on the cheap.

It would probably cost the Yankees a package of Ian Kennedy, David Robertson and Dellin Betances to get Sabathia and those draft picks – or something close to that package.
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I doubt the Indians would go for that offer but if I knew they’d take it, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Get CC and wedge his fat ass into pinstripes and then let him chase cheeseburgers elsewhere after the season.

I don’t think the Red Sox are necessarily interested here. Just like the Yanks, if they weren’t willing to jump through hoops for Santana, I don’t see why they’d want Sabathia. Matsuzaka, Beckett, Masterson, Buccholz, and Wakefield is enough for them in 2009.

If they could get him for a reasonable trade, I’d have no problem with that, but I just don’t see them getting any kind of deal here. I’d rather they bid him up, let somebody else overpay, and pick up Lowe.

It’s not that I think he’s a bad pitcher or that Lowe is better, but I do think he’s overvalued to start with and it will only get worse from here.

Indians aren’t out of the race yet either. That should be taken into consideration as well.

The problem with any Yankee offer is that the Cubbies and Philly will up the ante to get CC or any pitcher they need. If you think that Yankee fans are hungry for a championship, the Cubbies haven’t won in 100 years and want to make sure that they end that drought now so the Yankees would have to give up a king’s ransom for a CC or AJ . But the Jays and the Indians will not be out of it this year so this makes things even harder for the Yankees. There’s always Oswalt……….but he prefers the Red Sox. So in the end, this might even be an inside job with the Yankees doing this from within. Not a bad solution given the alternatives……