Yes, I want C.C. Sabathia on my team. That would be awesome.

Assuming that we had some magical way of fitting him in the budget, absolutely. We are in a win-now mode with about a 2-3 year window before some big changes will happen to the club. Adding Sabathia to go with Zambrano/Harden/Lilly/Dempster would give us a filthy rotation.

He’s an absolute stud and I would want him on my team, no matter what team that is.
Also, I’m confused about the bit in the posting about him not having the greatest attitude. I’ve spent some time around him and he’s as good as it gets. He’s actually really down to earth and a much better person than about 80-90% of MLB players.
He’d be a great addition in every respect to any ball club.
Sadly, there’s no way in hell he’s coming to my White Sox. Oh well.

OK, I kid, but seriously, who wouldn’t want the guy? He’s an absolute horse, has impeccable command, the best lefthanded fastball among MLB starters— what’s not to like here? Yeah, he’s big— but I’ll take big with a clean bill of health over your Ben Sheets types every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

As with every free agent, it comes down to the contract and the team’s ability to afford said contract. I’d show him 25 mill a year if I was the Yankees, easily…

I cannot think of a single pitcher larger than Sabathia off the top of my head. His weight scares me and the way MIL (ab)used him towards the end of the season scares me even more.

I know Zito is like the girlfriend that broke your heart but if that really is CC’s preferred destination (he can show this by taking a 120 million offer), I think SF should welcome him with open arms.

I would check out CC very carefully, both as to weight/conditioning and as to the effect of his high number of pitches on his arm. If I were satisfied with all the answers, I would LOVE to have him. Then the only question would be the annual salary and how many years I would be willing to extend it.

As for CC and the Giants, BLieve is absolutely correct that CC is a different animal than Barry Zito. When the Giants signed Barry, it was rather obvious to anyone who follows sabermetrics that while Barry COULD have worked out, the odds were against it.

All Barry’s charts over at www.fangraphs.com were heading the wrong way. And over the past six seasons, he had thrown more pitches than anyone outside of Livan Hernandez.

CC threw a lot of pitches last season, as well. But there is nothing wrong with the direction of his charts.

CC grew up in the Bay Area, so if he were willing to give some sort of significant hometown discount, I could see a deal working out for the Giants. I would be surprised if that happened, though. Certainly Zito didn’t take a hometown discount and in fact got a hometown premium.

Not the Giants’ finest moment. And I kind of feel sorry for Barry, who isn’t just a take-the-money-and-run kind of guy. (Not that I’ve seen him giving any of it back. :)

Yes, the Giants need not one really good hitter, but two or three. Still, isn’t the point of the game to outscore the other team? Does it matter if you do that by a 5-4 score with more hitting or by 4-3 with more pitching?

Plus, CC might be the Giants’ best hitter off the bench! :)

Of course every team wants CC…..
NO team would not be better off with him…. IF IF IF money was no issues. the real question is how much money and how many years it will take to get a deal done?

If we are talking about paying Yankee money of 140 Million then the reality is NO team should want him except the Yankees, Boston or mets as to anyone else that is too much money and risk.

Than have Peavy and give up Yunel Escobar + and have an extra $5million per anum floating around.

Would I rather have Sabathia than Burnett? Tough call there.

CC fits the idea of exactly what the Astros need . . . a co-#1 with Oswalt . . . when the reality of money sets in, I know there is no way it will ever happen. But yes, I would want him to play for the Astros.