Sabathia said to accept Yanks' offer

12/10/08 6:17 AM EST
Sabathia said to accept Yanks' offer

MLB.com

One day after Brian Cashman traveled one mile up the Las Vegas Strip for a few words with CC Sabathia, the Yankees general manager escaped to the San Francisco area for an unscheduled meeting with the left-hander.

And according to the New York Post, the extra effort paid off. The paper reported on its Web site early Wednesday morning that the 2007 American League Cy Young Award winner has accepted the Yankees' six-year, $140 million offer.

Tuesday's rendezvous in the Bay Area was the third face-to-face meeting between Cashman and Sabathia. By the time the meeting was concluded, Sabathia had informed the Yankees that he had made his decision to call New York his baseball home, the Post reported.

The most recent visit is believed to have been made with attention to the concerns of Sabathia's wife, Amber. The Sabathias have West Coast roots -- he is a product of Vallejo, Calif., approximately 30 miles outside of San Francisco -- and a family of three young children.

"We all know what kind of ballplayer he is," Cashman said on Monday. "He's a tremendous family man and he's got a wife and three kids. He's got a life choice to make that will direct where they'll reside."

Cashman, manager Joe Girardi and special advisor Reggie Jackson met with Sabathia and agent Greg Genske for approximately two hours at the Wynn hotel on Sunday. Jackson took the lead in those discussions, representing a Bay Area product who went on to stardom in New York and looks back upon his Yankees time fondest.

Cashman was then invited back on Monday, answering follow-up questions in a meeting of less than one hour with Genske present. Then came Tuesday's meeting, which may have resulted in the Yankees landing the biggest pitching prize of the Winter Meetings.

"I have no doubt that he can play in New York," Cashman said on Monday.

This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

YAY!!

WELCOME TO NY CC!!

Dang, why could'nt CC stay in the NL!

I don't know, But he's a Yankee..

I have a new favorite pitcher..