15
2011
Would the Mets Call Sabathia If He Opts Out of Yanks Deal?
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As most of you know, there has been talk lately about CC Sabathia and his contractual clause that allows him to opt out of his current 7-year, $165 million dollar deal. CC has said that anything is possible.
Let me ask you this. If C.C. Sabathia were to opt out of his current contract, would the Mets be interested and would you want them to pursue him?
The Mets have not had a great rotation over the past several years, at least not one that compares to what the division rival Phillies have put together. The Mets do have one bona fide ace in Johan Santana, but with him on the shelf and his future cloudy, Sabathia would be might tempting.
Obviously, the Mets need more than just a healthy Johan Santana if they wanted to compare themselves to the powerhouse rotation of the Phillies, but if CC were to join the Mets, a 1-2 punch of CC Sabathia and Johan Santana could be rank right up there with them. It might even give the Mets one of the best tandems in baseball, much like Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay.
We all know that CC Sabathia can thrive in the National League. During his short stint with the Brewers in 2008, CC went 11-2, with a 1.65 ERA in 17 games. While playing in Milwaukee, CC learned how to improve his off-speed pitches from Mike Maddux, and now has an even greater variety of off-speed stuff.
I think that Sabathia would make be a great fit for the Mets. It’s only a matter of getting him interested to come across the street to Citi Field and offering him the dollars he will be looking for.
CC definitely loves playing in New York. He does plenty of off-the-field charity and community events. His fondness for the city might give the Mets a bit of an edge.
My answer to the question of whether the Mets should consider Sabathia if he opts out, is a resounding, oh my God yes!
Will he take the bait, and consider an offer from the Mets if he were to opt out? Who really knows. Personally, I think that CC will stay put with the Yankees. I believe he will ponder how much money the Yankees will pay him along with who gives him the best chance of winning a World Series.
Let me hear what you guys think… It’s going to be interesting to watch how this plays out, and who knows maybe this could be a Mets headline come next November!
About the Author: Brandon Butler
Brandon is currently a MMO Minor League Staff Writer. He is also the co-host of the Mets Madness Podcast on Talkshoe Radio. Brandon lives in Hornell, NY.
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incredibly hard to see this happening.
he would be giving up 4 years, and a lot of money. To try and beat it.
talk about a risk on both sides, him giving up that much guaranteed, and some team blowing the yankees out of the water. 5/125 for a blimp, who just had knee surgery, and will turn 42 in July of his first year.
I guess it depends heavily on how he does this year. If he puts up a very good 200 IP, with no health issues, maybe he does roll the dice. But you gotta figure it is either an A Rod move to get more out of the yankees, or because he really does want to go back to the west coast. Moving to the Mets seems like a long shot.
I also don’t think it will be the Mets plan, but we really have no clue what the ownership and financial situation will be next off season.
ANY, I think the reason this came up is that Lee, who’s older and far more frail and injury prone, got an unreal offer from the same team paying CC. It’s not a stretch to say that CC would be in a better position to cash in nine months from now than Lee was three months ago. If Lee can get a $150 mil offer, what can CC get? Maybe another $160? It’s not really a huge gamble for CC, especially if he pitches well this year.
from the yankees most likely. Who knows about another team, but hard to see it being the mets!
I keep thinking CC is older than he is, but he will be about the same age as Lee when it comes time to sign that deal
Don’t under estimate the reason many of those guys signed with the Yankees. Sure Money was great but the chance to win a ring was even greater!
The Yankees are not the runaway favorites anymore. Lee said as much yesterday.
As for bringing him here it would depend greatly on what happens this season. If we are going to rebuild then it makes no sense to pay that kind of money to a pitcher. Better to wait until the lineup is set before we go spending like that on pitching.
Sure the Mets are going to give Pujols 30 mil a year and CC 27 mil a year… Oh wait, we have bankrupt crooked owners who are going to court and have Bernie Madoff be their character witness.. We can only sign broken down arms for starters and 38 year old former closers. Mmaybe if have good owners.
yes, they will call CC.
the call will go something like this:
CC, would you be interested in buying a minority stake in our team ?
If Sabathia opts out, I see him going out west. Imagine him on the Giants (The freak, Cain, Sanchez & C.C.?). I just don’t see him going to the Mets unless he got even more money than he would be walking away from.