***EVERYONE DRAGGING THEIR FEET***
It seems everyone is waiting for Sabathia to set the market. The Yanks have been waiting patiently for CC to decide and CC seems to be waiting for some California team to make a comparable offer. It isn't going to happen. If Sabathia accepts a much lower offer to play on the west coast in this economy, the MLBPA will be planting burning posters with dollar signs on them in CC's front yard. If the CC logjam breaks at the winter meetings, the rest of the free agents will fall like dominoes. Then the trade rumors will start to fly.
***THE OBLIGATORY SCOTT BORAS MENTION***
Scott met with Brian Cashman yesterday, discussing Derek Lowe, Mark Teixeira etc. No offers were made and the meeting apparently only lasted an hour, but Cashman reportedly spent the next two hours washing his hands.
***TORRE DOESN'T THINK PETTITTE WILL BE A DODGER***
Looks like Andy's choices are Houston (doubtful) or the Yanks. I read the Yanks seem willing to offer him $10 million. Are they crazy? Picasner believes that's about $1 million per win. If he doesn't get injured.
***CANO TO THE DODGERS?***
Does Larry Bowa carry that much weight? Cashman is reported to be looking at 2 "elite" pitchers.
***GIAMBI IS ASKING FOR 3 YEARS***
That would be 1 year at 1st base and 2 years on crutches. He was a scary hitter in Yankee Stadium last year, but there were plenty of signs that he's on the downslope of his career and that slope is steep.
***THE ORIOLES - THE ORIOLES?***
As usual, Baltimore is posturing about major free agents like Teixera and Lowe...until Peter Angelos finds out they actually want money to play there.
Next week will be very interesting.
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