This Could Get Interesting

Contrary to yesterday's report where Ken Davidoff said that the Yankees are reluctant to raise their record-setting $140 MM offer to Sabathia even if that means he signs somewhere else, today he reports that things may have changed:If the Angels do deliver a competitive offer to CC Sabathia, the ...

From Jon Heyman:The Yankees have not yet set a deadline for their $140-million, six-year offer to free-agent starting pitcher CC Sabathia, and according to someone familiar with their thinking, they have no intention to pull the offer anytime soon.New Yankees boss Hal Steinbrenner was responding ...

By Gary ArmidaIt's a guarantee that if you write about the Yankees, your site will have a high traffic day. Evidently, my musings about the consequences IF CC Sabathia doesn't sign with the Yankees crashed the site for a while. When checking the FCP mailbox, there were eight emails stating that ...

This is a picture of what it would look like if Cashman went all out to sign Sabathia this off-season by going to his house during Thanksgiving dinner.

From Jon Heyman:The Yankees have not yet set a deadline for their $140-million, six-year offer to free-agent starting pitcher CC Sabathia, and according to someone familiar with their thinking, they have no intention to pull the offer anytime soon. New Yankees boss Hal Steinbrenner was ...

According to the Los Angeles Times, the Angels will pursue other needs as they wait for their Mark Teixeira's price to fall. What this means is that the Angels will aggressively pursue CC Sabathia as they wait for Teixeira to back of his ten year demands. The Angels have reportedly met with CC Sabathia and plan to extend him a 140-million dollar contract offer, similar to the...

They're just blowing smoke, playing the game. See, the Angels' real target is Mark Teixeira a?" he's the one that really beefed up their team and rounded out their lineup. Adding Sabathia would just make the Angels pitching heavy but still leave their lineup vulnerable. Sure, he's a nice addition for any [...]

Top pitching free agent CC Sabathia might be heading to a Los Angeles ball club a?" although not the LA club many thought he might land with.The Angels, not the Dodgers, have apparently turned their attention from first basemen Mark Teixeira to Sabathia. The Angels, unwilling to meet Mark ...

So we haven't covered it much here on B&C but the Pirates signed these two pitchers from Indiaa??. Shinsano's got a scouting report on both of them. [eastWINDUPchronicle] Those pitchers from India got to meet The G-POPE Barry Bonds and they were super-psyched! They also mentioned The G-POPE's hunting skills. [theMILLIONdollarARMblog] [via beyondTHEboxscore] Sensational...

Bryan Hoch has a great article up at MLB.com about how today's players incorporate nutrition into the routines that maintain their careers. Andy Pettitte is quoted in the article:"With the money that you make, you just owe it to everybody -- not only to yourself, but to your team and to your ...

From the LA Times:The Angels, unwilling to meet Mark Teixeira's desire for a 10-year contract, are in discussions with CC Sabathia and could offer him a contract that approaches the $140-million bid extended to him by the New York Yankees.The Angels appear reluctant to guarantee more than seven ...

There are a ton of huge names on the free agent market this offseason: Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe, and Bobby Abreu among others. One of the names usually left off the list is pitcher Junichi Tazawa. Tazawa made waves a few months ago by becoming the first Japanese player to bypass the Japanese leagues and come straight to the MLB. There are more than a couple teams interested...

From the LA Times:The Angels, unwilling to meet Mark Teixeira's desire for a 10-year contract, are in discussions with CC Sabathia and could offer him a contract that approaches the $140-million bid extended to him by the New York Yankees.The Angels appear reluctant to guarantee more than seven ...

By Gary ArmidaAs discussed many times on this site, perception often becomes reality. As smart as baseball people can be, they are often misled by these untruths which result in poor decisions. This common practice is often seen during the free agent period. It happens every year-a player who is ...

From Danny Knobler:The market for both of the winter's top two free agents has shifted dramatically, with the Angels deciding to drop their pursuit of Mark Teixeira and go after CC Sabathia instead. The Los Angeles Times reported the shift this morning, and a major-league source with knowledge ...