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Giants could offer Sabathia 6 years, $100 million

By Joe Zedalis

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Citing an unnamed person familiar with the talks, the Newark (N.J.) Star Ledger reported the San Francisco Giants have been in touch with CC Sabathia's agent and are planning an offer in excess of the six years, $100 million Milwaukee has offered, though not as high as the Yankees' stratospheric six-year, $140 million offer.

The Giants "want to show him they're going to be very aggressive," according to this person. They're hoping last week's signing of lefty setup reliever Jeremy Affeldt (two years, $8 million) shows Sabathia they're interested in building a winner, and they've told him they're planning to go hard after free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal as part of their off-season plan as well. The Giants believe Sabathia would rather pitch in San Francisco than in New York, and they're hoping they can make an offer that's close enough to the Yankees' offer to convince him to go there.

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  1. DaSfGiants4Life
    1. Posted by DaSfGiants4Life Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    FIRST!!!!
    well im glad the Giants are finally spending that Money they have so much of....
    i just dont want to see it go to waste like with Zito, altought i think hell come around, but its just been sad paying
    a guy 17 mill plus a year and him not be realiable...
    Maybe we can use him as trade bait for a nice bat... thats what we need the MOST!!!!!!!!!!!!
    GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. 4N60
    2. Posted by 4N60 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    Wow, a move like this would speak volumes about the Giants new hierarchy. Even if CC would rather pitch in SF that extra 40 million that the b*tch as* Yankee's are offering will be hard to turn down. Could you imagine that pitching rotation?
    1) Lincecum
    2) Sabathia
    3) Cain
    4) Zito
    5) Sanchez, Lowry or Bumgarner
    Although, it is my opinion that if CC were to land in SF, which is unlikely (IMHO), Cain would be shipped for a bat.
  3. MOSScomeBACK2vikes
    3. Posted by MOSScomeBACK2vikes Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:01 pm EDT

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    Playing for the Giants is like goin back down to the minors
  4. MOSScomeBACK2vikes
    4. Posted by MOSScomeBACK2vikes Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:01 pm EDT

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    Playing for the Giants is like goin back down to the minors
  5. R.A.G.
    5. Posted by R.A.G. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:09 pm EDT

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    Giants and C.C. with Lincecum and Cain in the very soft N.L.W. Trade Sanchez or any of the young guns for a bat. Win the West , get to the playoffs and take your shot with the three arms.
  6. davfied
    6. Posted by davfied Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT

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    Surf,
    There you go. Would they do this again. I don't believe it. What do you think?
  7. Crux
    7. Posted by Crux Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:34 pm EDT

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    Does anyone recall a six year deal for any pitcher ever panning out? Great pitcher but not exactly a model of conditioning. I could see this guy breaking down in the next couple of years.
  8. Daniel V
    8. Posted by Daniel V Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:52 pm EDT

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    Not sure the Giants should spend the $$ on CC. Pitching isn't their issue, hitting is. If they are serious about spending $$ on a big name free agent, Tex would make a lot more sense. Realisticly, they will probably go hard after Furcal and Burrell and inquire with the Brewers on how serious they are about trading Prince.
  9. DJ Wish
    9. Posted by DJ Wish Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:09 pm EDT

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    The only problem with this signing would be that it would leave no money for aquiring any power bats, or for re-signing Cain and Lincecum in the future. It's the kind of short-sighted move that the Giants have been guilty of for ages.
  10. stewie
    10. Posted by stewie Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 pm EDT

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    40 mil under the high bid is not my idea a showing someone you re being aggressive. But who knows. I think the Giants would have to get a little closer to the 140mil to beat out the Dodgers. But I ll take this for what it is, RUMOR
  11. Art Vandelay
    11. Posted by Art Vandelay Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:03 pm EDT

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    bye-bye Yankmees!!!!!
  12. Mr Mo
    12. Posted by Mr Mo Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:28 pm EDT

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    crux
    milwaukee didn't offer cc 6 years. It was 5 years $100M. Nyy put up 6 years $138M. SF must think they have an inside track on this guy to make that kind of lowball offer, IF the person who wrote this got ANY of his numbers right. The headline says 6 years, $100M? That's $16M/year? Why even bother? The dodgers will def do better than that.
  13. jeffutlaw
    13. Posted by jeffutlaw Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    Daniel, I think you nailed it.
    If they have this kind of money to spread around, they need to do it on some offense.
  14. R.A.G.
    14. Posted by R.A.G. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:09 pm EDT

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    DJWish --- Lincecum, 4 years until he will be free agent. Zito will be off the books the next year. Cain signed thru 2010?. MLB is a win this year and see what happens next.....WIn NLW this year, get to playoffs.
  15. carl
    15. Posted by carl Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:18 pm EDT

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    40 million below what the yanks offer is not "very aggressive"
  16. tom cat
    16. Posted by tom cat Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    Spend the money and talent on JJ hardy
  17. Chris M (2009 NBA CHAMPION LAKERS!)
    17. Posted by Chris M (2009 NBA CHAMPION LAKERS!) Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    The Giants don't have a ice cubes' chance in hell of signing CC, nor should they even try to. The last thing the Bay Area needs is another overpaid lefty that isn't going to meet expectations and dissapoint all of the fans, they already have Zito!
  18. Scooter
    18. Posted by Scooter Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:42 pm EDT

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    Ask Ed,
    Good point, notice how nobody feels like they have to compete with the Yankee offer. What does that tell you?
  19. Jax
    19. Posted by Jax Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    Uh....didn't the Giants give Barry Zito $126m? Offering C.C. only $100m seems like an insult to me. That's like saying you're not as good as Zito so you don't get Zito money.
  20. jacques e
    20. Posted by jacques e Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    Hardly think cc is worth the money,go after Texeira
    or trade Cain for more hitting and bullpen pitchers.Too many holes,Giants are a couple of years away and don't have enough money to rebuild in one year. Istill think biggest move is to trade Cain,who I THINK IS GOOD BUT STILL TOO WILD to become a big winner
  21. live 4 surf
    21. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT

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    jax zito got 7 years @18 million.. a big mistake.
  22. live 4 surf
    22. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT

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    dav this won't happen,don't worry
  23. Chris V
    23. Posted by Chris V Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:54 pm EDT

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    Article states the Giants are planning to make an offer in excess of 6 years $100 mil. The headline is a little misleading and if you don't read the article right you might not catch that.
  24. buttery boo
    24. Posted by buttery boo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    As a guy that despises the way the Yankees have basically ruined baseball, I can't wait for Sabathia to sign their $140 million offer. I'm picturing a 300 pound CC with a 5.97 ERA laboring through a 93 degree game in August of 2010 and 4.5 years left on an immensely stupid contract losing 9-2 and trudging off the mound in the 2nd inning to a chorus of boos at the new Yankee Stadium. It's gonna be GREAT!!!
  25. Crux
    25. Posted by Crux Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:34 pm EDT

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    Mornin' Mr. Mo! I waqs just saying I remember very few if any long term deals for pitchers that run their course.

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