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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    Andruw Jones is hardly a rare case

    Just thinking of recent contracts I can name 3 real quick

    Jason Schmidt
    Barry Zito
    Juan Pierre
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    Zito's another guy, yes. Pierre and Schmidt didn't have nearly the total and inexplicable breakdown those 2 had. When you think of all the big contracts that have been handed out, 2 or 3 in the last few years is rare
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    How do Pierre and Schmidt not qualify?

    They were both handed large contracts and both immediately sucked or found their way to the DL every year.

    And I don't find 3 or 4 huge contract busts in a 2 or 3 year span to be rare.
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    there are always risks involved with throwing that much dough at someone. But that's the nature of the business
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    True but besides the point.
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    BREAKING NEWS: Yankee-Stadium Area McDonalds told to boost Cheeseburger supply orders by 300%. "The increase in demand will be high, so we need to be ready." No word yet as to if this has anything to do with the Yankees signing CC Sabathia but the manager quipped, " He might be able to get the # of Cheeseburgers he needs with 161 million dollars, it'll be close."
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    Quote Originally Posted by HollywoodLeo View Post
    How do Pierre and Schmidt not qualify?

    They were both handed large contracts and both immediately sucked or found their way to the DL every year.
    Pierre doesn't qualify, dumbass. He didn't immediately suck after he got his new contract. He may be vastly overpaid but he put up the same stats.

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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    "He's one guy, I'm absolutely convinced, whose decision will not be about getting the last dollar," one long-time friend of Sabathia said earlier this week.
    Yeah, right.

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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    Quote Originally Posted by NYgiantsfan5689 View Post
    Here's a very interesting fact about the deal:

    Not entirely sure I understand this all, but my basic understanding is that he can scoot after 3 years if he doesn't like New York. The part I don't get is what is this buck the opt-out trend business? That makes no sense to me.

    Also, the Yankees made it $161 million total, just so it would top Johan Santana's yearly average. 160 came out just barely below that.
    This is actually a brilliant deal by Cashman because he will most likely get the best 3 years of the deal if he opts out for FA. It was also rumored that the Yanks had to convince the Sabathia's to come to New York and if he doesn't like the lifestyle of NYY, he can opt out. The Yanks avoid being caught in a situation like Zito or Schmidt.
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    You really believe he'll opt out and leave all that remaining money on the table if his arm is shot by the end of his first 3 years?

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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    No, but it could keep him from breaking down 4 or 5 years into the contract
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    If it was a club option, then hell yeah it's a good deal for the team. But it's a player option, so you know he'll exercise it unless he's even better in 3 years than he is right now, and then you're stuck with him for the entirety of the contract, and injuries and regression and all.

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    If he exercises it, you'd have to see how the next 4 years played out to figure out if it was a good thing or a bad thing
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS: CC picks New York

    Tonight's jaw-dropping "Did You Know?" random factoid:

    Since 1974, the New York Yankees have acquired 11 pitchers coming off a season of 15+ wins. No other team has had more than 6 such acquisitions.

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