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It was music to the ears of free agents, and their agents. With typical Steinbrennerian certitude, new New York Yankees owner Hank Steinbrenner indicated his team is ready to open its wallet in the offseason, especially if the current downturn is not corrected and the team misses the playoffs for the first time since 1995. "We're going to win it next year," Steinbrenner said. "If we need to add a top veteran pitcher, we'll do that. We'll do whatever we need to do. Next year we'll be extremely dangerous." CC Sabathia looks like the best starter in the free-agent market that includes Derek Lowe, Brad Penny and Ben Sheets next winter, and his price appears to keep shooting up as he pitches Milwaukee toward the playoffs. Then there is Adam Dunn, who seems perfect for Yankee Stadium. Bobby Abreu's contract is up after this year, Jason Giambi is owed a $22 million option the Yankees seem unlikely to pick up, and Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon will be in the last year of contracts in 2009. With all that left-handed power leaving, it seems like a hole Dunn could plug.

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CC Sabathia, AP CC Sabathia, AP
August 18, 2008  07:22 AM ET

This is new news.. uh.. always

August 18, 2008  07:49 AM ET

So....the Yankees will attempt to purchase a post-season berth in 2009 by over paying for a bunch of big name free agents. Goot Lawd! Does the President know about this?

August 18, 2008  08:03 AM ET

yawn

August 18, 2008  08:04 AM ET

so does that mean they are giving up on 2008??

August 18, 2008  08:12 AM ET

Sabathia, Sheets, Mussina, Joba, Hughes. Sounds good to me! You can forget about Penny and Lowe though. Past it,

August 18, 2008  08:17 AM ET

Please sign Derek Lowe. Please sign Derek Lowe. Please please please please please sign Derek Lowe.

-Red Sox fan.

August 18, 2008  08:19 AM ET

You seem to have forgotten Wang in the rotation. He'll be back, no doubt in my mind.

August 18, 2008  08:26 AM ET

Wang Dang Doodle?

August 18, 2008  08:28 AM ET

i highly doubt they sign will sign both sheets and sabathia.

August 18, 2008  08:35 AM ET

i highly doubt they sign will sign both sheets and sabathia.

keeping it ghetto like artest | 08/18/08, 08:28 AM

So does this article. Great insight.

August 18, 2008  08:37 AM ET

And they will still end up in 3rd place. Buying titles doesn't work..haven't they figured that out yet.

August 18, 2008  08:39 AM ET

meh if dunn ends up in yankee stripes. bad enough the reds have to exist as one of the AAAA farm teams, but watching bi-weekly highlight clips of a former red wearing Yankee strips..meh. was bad enough watching it happen with Paul O'Neil years back.

this is the state of baseball today though. what the yankees have been doing for the past 2 decades. making 2/3 rds of MLB act as their AAAA farm system.

August 18, 2008  08:43 AM ET

atro or was some sarcasm for hubba25 and some of the other yank fans that think they are. not someone with knowledge of the game like a man of you ilk.

August 18, 2008  08:43 AM ET

And they will still end up in 3rd place. Buying titles doesn't work..haven't they figured that out yet.

Hi, I'm Troy McClure | 08/18/08, 08:37 AM

Are you familiar with the Red Sox, Troy? You may have missed the memo, but they decided to switch over to that business process a few years back. Kinda worked out well for the Yankees, too. And the Diamondbacks.

August 18, 2008  08:46 AM ET

Yeah, that's what the Yanks need...another unathletic power hitter who cant play a position and is AWFUL hitting with RISP.

August 18, 2008  08:46 AM ET

atro or was some sarcasm for hubba25 and some of the other yank fans that think they are. not someone with knowledge of the game like a man of you ilk.

keeping it ghetto like artest | 08/18/08, 08:43 AM

What the ... what??

August 18, 2008  08:48 AM ET

i know a man of your ilk. pretty crazy huh?

August 18, 2008  08:51 AM ET

but i still think trying to buy players like they are talking about is the wrong way to go about it. and getting dunn. why? they already have like 4 or 5 1st base/dh types. he isnt that fluid in the outfield. but if they do let giambi and all these overpaid guys walk that would be a start,

August 18, 2008  08:55 AM ET

Eff Jimmy Rollins. That is all

 
August 18, 2008  08:58 AM ET

Eff Jimmy Rollins. That is all

700 Level Lifer | 08/18/08, 08:55 AM
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I'll be there tuesday night. I'll be booing the hell out of him. He just punched his ticket out of town. I don't want his loafing as $ on my team anymore.

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