This season's biggest free agent, CC Sabathia, has picked the New York Yankees, the New York Post reported early Wednesday morning. The left-hander has agreed to a deal worth at least $140 million over six years, the Post said, the most lucrative contract for a pitcher in baseball history.
The newspaper did not name its sources, but did note that there are "minor" hurdles to finalize, notably that Sabathia must pass a physical.
The Yankees have long been in pursuit of the 2007 AL Cy Young winner in hopes of building a depleted pitching staff around Sabathia. There had been a delay in talks because Sabathia was reportedly interested in pitching on the West Coast, where he is from.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman flew to San Francisco to meet with Sabathia personally on Tuesday night, which is when Sabathia made his decision to pick the Yankees, the Post said.
The Yankees beat out other teams in the CC sweepstakes that reportedly included the Giants, Dodgers, Angels and Brewers, among others.
Sabathia was traded last season from Cleveland to Milwaukee where he helped the Brewers reach the playoffs for the first time in more than 20 years.
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