CC Sabathia’s value
Nov/080
Dave Cameron has a post over at fangraphs about CC Sabathia’s true free agent value. I find it interesting because while I find myself and others to be up in arms about what the Yankees are prepared to offer him (6y/$150M), an offer few teams could match. What’s interesting is that if he ends up signing for that the Yankees are actually GETTING A DEAL.
5.5 million * 5.5 wins = 30.25 million. That’s what we’d expect Sabathia to be worth if he signed a one year deal, which he clearly won’t do. In exchange for the security of a long term deal, he’ll give teams a slight discount off his current value. At a 10% discount for the safety of a five to seven year deal, that would put his annual average salary at $27 million.
So, that’s the baseline – six years, $162 million for Sabathia. If he signs for significantly less than that, whoever gets him is getting a relative bargain.
Brian Cashman is one of the best GMs in baseball and he doesn’t really get a lot of credit for it because of how much money he has at his disposal, but whatever he gets CC for (and he will get him) will probably be a very good deal for his team in the long run. Throw in this deal with the Nick Swisher steal and the Yankees are positioned to be really good thanks to Brian Cashman. Which is good for him, but sucks for everyone else. Don’t believe the hype, the Yankees being good isn’t good for the sport or anyone who watches it. The Yankees being good is only good for people with no soul.
