C. C. Sabathia To Yankees A Done Deal?

C.C Sabathia is being courted by the New York Yankees.

The Yankees are, according to reports, offering Sabathia the richest contract for a pitcher ever, six years and slightly higher than the record $137.5 million deal lured Johan Santana to the New York Mets before last season.

The New York Yankees found themselves in unfamiliar territory last season (Not in The Playoffs) and they are going to throw money at their deficencies, just like the Yankees have always done.

The other part of this is that while this is astronomical salry for any pitcher, C.C. loves the National League because he gets a chance to swing the bat. It would be funny if C.C. put a provision in his Yankees contract saying something like "The New York Yankees will not use a Designated Hitter on Days C.C. is pitching." That way C.C would still get to bat.

This won't happen, though.

The Yankees need to regroup after missing the playoffs. C.C. Sabathia is a great first step.