Yankees Hit their Top Target..

2008-12-10T09:42:00.000-08:00

Seven Years, One Hundred Sixty One Million dollars and an opt Clause after 3 years

was the price tag when the Yankees finally popped the tag on CC Sabathia...

Their are not many objections here..

I completely understand a player protecting his family interest and the Yankees won't get maximum out put on an unhappy pitcher no matter how great he is.
But the team should have made provisions to protect them selves thats all.
Maybe the last two years had an opt pending on innings pitched over the deal?
I don't know what and its silly to speculate its not my money.
But cover your ass
Its not like anyone was going with ten feet of your offer...

Some possible market solutions....

2008-12-09T13:08:00.000-08:00

Currently the minds that run MLB know that none of their teams can take on contracts that don't generate equivalent out put on the team. Their is evidence of this everywhere..

Lack of arbitration offers, for some big names...
Lack of spending at this point...
Reported contract offers...
Greater players receiving lesser contracts than worse players got last year...

I doubt anyone would argue that the Yankees would mind paying Andy Pettite 16 million dollars if it translated to 16 million dollars worth of wins. So why not offer him a base salary for the reported ten million they offered and add higher incentives in the contract?

split the other 7 million amongst performance stats (era, k/9, QS, ratio or hits to innings, IP) and the all star game and awards....

Other teams should employ similar options..

Would the Manny Ramierz receive 6 years if the last two years were options that were activated by plate appearances? or games played?

I think his chances increase if a team would only have to guaranteeing Manny 20 million annually for the next 6 years if they were guaranteed he would be healthy for the duration of the contract.

The only issue here would be that Manny would probably like to see more green
( and rightfully so, having the man on the field generates the team plenty of money) than that if he was to continue to play over 6 years. But that's easily solved...
Incentives
If Manny & Boras are dreaming about 150 million over the next 6 years why not settle for 120 million guarantee if your incentives could bring the deal to lets say 180 million??

I m sure no team would complain about having Manny at any price if he is producing through the roof.

obp is plus 400 and is smashing 50 hrs and winning mvp awards left and right...

What do you think?

SMP

Yankees Hit their Top Target..

Some possible market solutions....