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C.C. Sabathia

There's been a lot of talk about picking up Maddux, and while i think everyone agrees that would be incredible, having him Smoltz and Glavine back in the rotation, i don't see it as a viable option (especially not in the long term). Other possible additions mentioned are Harden (injury prone), Sheets (injury prone and not gonna leave Mil most likely), Blanton and there are others. But I cam across an article today mentioning that C.C. Sabathia could be on the trade market at some point this year. After his abysmal April he is back into his normal form. He is a young power pitcher who eats up innings, thats absolutely what we need, especially if we can sign him long term. Also, It would give us three lefty starters, which present matchup problems galore. The only problem is we would have to resign him after the season, and no one wants to have a scenario like we have with Tex, where we give up a couple of our best prospects for a guy to play for us for a 1 1/2. I just wanted to see what everyone thought about this, is it a viable option as far as helping the braves now and in the future, do you think it will happen, and what would we have to give up to get him. 

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I dont think we have enough to get him. Its gonna take a deal probably bigger than the Tex deal, more along the lines of the Haren deal.

by bigjoe on Jun 1, 2008 12:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Nope.

Tex and Haren cost as much as they did because they were locked up for more than a year, something that Sabathia is not. If you want a better comp, think the Santana trade from this offseason. Actually, Johan is a great one because that’s the sort of contract it’d take to keep C.C. in Atlanta past this offseason.

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by ejruiz on Jun 1, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nope, again

It would cost way too much and there’s FAR too much risk involved. Sabathia has a solid 60% chance of being out of the league in 2 years due to being overweight and getting injured.

by iLukeisamazing on Jun 2, 2008 9:17 AM EDT reply actions  

60% chance? 2 years?

Where are you getting these numbers from?

by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 2, 2008 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

Agreed. I wouldn’t call CC injury prone. How many innings did he throw last year?

by JDMaker1 on Jun 2, 2008 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Probably too many...

...48 innings more than 2006, and 31 innings more than he ever has. But to say that he has a 60% chance to be out of baseball in 2 years is unfounded. Especially when you consider the fact that David Wells pitched for 21 years.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 2, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

. . . and he is really fat. He looks like humpty dumpty,

by JDMaker1 on Jun 2, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

and very drunk. Probably a fan of the growler.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 2, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

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