I could see Sabathia taking a $17 mil/year for six years I am sure they could have Sabathia. Sabathia seems like a team guy and knows this team will be good for a while. Indians need to get this doen soon.The Indians will soon make a contract proposal to 2007 Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia.
The club intends to have the matter of a contract extension for Sabathia settled by the time pitchers and catchers report. If he doesn't agree to one by then, they'll let him play out the season and then resume negotiating once he's eligible for free agency. Sabathia is likely to command at least a Barry Zito-type deal (seven years, $126 million) as a free agent. The Indians probably won't get him for Jake Peavy money.