Sabathia to Yanks a done deal

The big man made his decision, and it's to play for the Yanks.  After Cashman and "special advisors" Joe Girardi and Reggie Jackson wined and dined the big lefty, he decided he would sign the largest contract ever given to a pitcher.  Sabathia's contract is for 161 million dollars over the course of 7 years.  He will have an opt-out clause after 3 years, at which point he will have earned 69 million dollars.  The Yankees are confident that they will be able to make Sabathia and his family comfortable in New York, so that he we will not elect to use the clause.  The deal is still pending a physical, so the Yanks are obviously still being very quiet about it.  Expect a press conference next week sometime, which could feature not only Sabathia, but possibly A. J Burnett also.  More on that soon...

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