Not always, but it has happened. Matter of fact, Thurman Munson wanted to be traded to Cleveland so he could be closer to his family. This was during a time when Indians were a joke of a franchise.
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30 years ago? Nice example…money wasn’t as big as it is now.

When you sign a contract for 130 million dollars, you can fly from southern California “home”.

400 miles is more or less the same as 3000? Gimme a break.
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Depends on method of travel; 5 hour flight, or a 5 hour drive. I don’t know if players take buses or planes when they travel from SF/Oak to LA/LAAA/SD

400 miles is more or less the same as 3000? Gimme a break. CA may be big but there’s a commonality of lifestyle, and its a helluva lot different than the northeast. All of the California teams are on his list except for Oakland, and that’s for obvious financial reasons.

Yea, because star players always take less money to go play for their crappy home town team…..
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Not always, but it has happened. Matter of fact, Thurman Munson wanted to be traded to Cleveland so he could be closer to his family. This was during a time when Indians were a joke of a franchise.

The only West Coast team he probably has his eye on is the Giants, and the only reason he wants to be on the “West Coast” is because he’s from Vallejo. Remember that California is a humongous place…Vallejo is about 400 miles from LA. If he signs with the Dodgers or the Angels, his ability to go home will be just as much as if he signed with the Yankees.

I don’t think he’ll value the Angels more than the Yankees, and the Dodgers will be valued only because they’re in the NL.

Considering he’s from Vallejo, CA, it’s not that interesting.
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Yea, because star players always take less money to go play for their crappy home town team…..

Interesting that he wants to play for the pathetic Giants
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Considering he’s from Vallejo, CA, it’s not that interesting.

But if the Angels or Dodgers go to 130 million, and if he really wants to be on the west coast, why would he even listen to the inevitable 170 million offer? He’s getting huge dollars, Santana dollars or beyond, he can set the market and still go where he wants to be.

If the Yankees really want him, they need for the alternative offers to top out at 120, at the very most. Then the Player’s Union might prevail on him to maximize the dollars even if he wants to be on the West Coast, and it might also work in your favor if the Yanks are the only team that exceeds Santana’s deal. Now it appeals to his ego to be the highest paid pitcher.

If a west coast team comes up with Santana money, I don’t think its going to matter what the Yankees offer or the Player’s Union encourages. C.C. will take the bucks and the lifestyle over more bucks.

I was just reading that the Rangers would need to move Hank Blalock’s $6 million contract just to make an offer for Kerry Wood, so I don’t see them going after Sabathia. I would think the Dodgers and Angels are the only other legitimate options here and I don’t think the Angels would go over the $140 million mark.

Do the White Sox somehow get in this if they keep moving payroll? I wonder if that’s what Williams is up to by dumping Swisher and supposedly more moves are coming.