Remember that talk about the Rangers throwing a ?boatload of money? at left-hander CC Sabathia if (or when, really) he opts out of his contract with the Yankees? It apparently has no legs.
Sources within the Texas organization told CBS Sports? Danny Knobler that there?s ?no way? a substantial offer will be made this winter.
The Rangers are known to be interested in Japanese ace Yu Darvish, and if they don?t go that route Neftali Feliz could always make his transition ? finally ? to the starting rotation. Texas doesn?t need to spend wildly on a No. 1, even if C.J. Wilson heads elsewhere.
The American League West champions have a number of promising arms in the upper tiers of their minor league system, including 20-year-old left-hander Martin Perez, who made the jump (however shaky) to the Triple-A level this year. Investing major money into a 31-year-old free agent pitcher with five straight seasons of 230 or more innings is not a move that fits into the Rangers? blueprint for long-term success. Those kind of deals can sink well-balanced clubs. Remember those years with A-Rod?
Given that the pieces never quite fit, and that the denial came straight from the Rangers, you have to wonder if that ESPN New York report professing Texas? interest was planted by someone in Sabathia?s camp. The Yankees won?t want to bid against themselves this winter. CC might need another suitor to get his raise.
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