Sabathia understands Lee decision
CONCORD, CA (AP) – CC Sabathia hoped to be pitching alongside close pal Cliff Lee again next year, reunited in Yankee pinstripes.
Instead, Lee turned down an extra $30 million to return to the Philadelphia Phillies with a five-year deal that guarantees him $120 million. Sabathia, having gone through the daunting free agency process himself just two years ago before landing a $161 million, seven-year contract from New York, wasn’t about to beg or bug baseball’s biggest offseason prize.
As a father of four children ages 7 and under, Sabathia fully understands making a decision based on family, what feels right for the future and loyalty. In fact, the left-handed ace – fully recovered from recent right knee surgery – is back home in his native Bay Area for a whirlwind week of goodwill events to help his downtrodden hometown of Vallejo as part of his “CC’s Christmas Caravan.”
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