CC Sabathia’s deal from the Yankees includes an opt-out clause after 2011, through which he will earn $69 million, otherwise the deal is worth $161 million over seven years, writes Tim Brown and Gordon Edes at Yahoo! Sports.
Speaking of starting pitchers…
The major road block keeping Jake Peavy from being sent to Chicago is the Cubs [...]

Update, 9:10 AM:
Sabathia’s deal from the Yankees is now worth $160 million over seven years, according to Buster Olney of ESPN, Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com and Jon Heyman of SI.com
‘Sabathia is still talking to the Yankees,’ said Olney on ESPN’s Mike and Mike in the Morning, adding, ‘They have not yet reached a preliminary agreement.’
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“Yankees GM Brian Cashman is meeting with CC Sabathia for the third consecutive day, this time in San Francisco,” reports Ken Davidoff in a report for Newsday.
According to Davidoff, “It is believed to be a good sign for the Yankees that Sabathia is seeing them for a third straight day.”
During an appearance on WFAN, SI.com’s [...]

Andrew Baggerly of the Mercury News believes that CC Sabathia has rejected the Yankees six-year offer, though he admits to this being an unconfirmed report.
According to Baggerly, while the Brewers are considered the front runners, “the Giants had discussions with Sabathia’s camp last night, and they expect to have face-to-face meetings with the left-hander in [...]

“The Giants intend to meet with free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia,” reports Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox sat down with Sabathia yesterday to talk about the structure of a deal, says Jon Heyman at SI.com.
Meanwhile, WFAN’s Mike Francesca, a.k.a., ‘the biggest Yankee fan,’ is on air during his popular drive-time radio show, freaking out about [...]

This morning on ESPN’s Mike and Mike in the Morning, Buster Olney said he believes A.J. Burnett will sign a contract this week.
Yesterday, ESPN’s Peter Gammons said talks between the Braves and Burnett are progressing well.
However, according to Jon Heyman at SI.com, ‘The Yankees are prepared to top Atlanta’s reported $60 million, four-year offer to Burnett.’
Meanwhile, according to [...]

In a report for FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal says the Mets are unlikely to pay top dollar for a starting pitcher.
Instead, writes Rosenthal, free-agent RHP Jon Garland is on the team’s radar, ‘and would fit the back of their rotation.’
Last week, in the Daily News, John Harper said the Mets had interest in Garland as well, while also [...]

According to Jayson Stark, at ESPN.com, the Phillies and free-agent LHP Jamie Moyer are still having issues in working out a new contract, leaving the pitcher to contact other teams.
Meanwhile, in a recent on-air report for ESPN News, ESPN.com’s Peter Gammons said representatives for A.J. Burnett will meet with the Braves this week in Las Vegas, [...]

Yesterday, at SI.com, Jon Heyman wrote that CC Sabathia expects the Brewers to up their offer from five years to six.
Today, in the New York Post, George King says there is a feeling in Las Vegas that Sabathia will eventually re-sign with the Brewers.
Nevertheless, multiple reports indicate Sabathia and his representatives met with Yankees GM Brian Cashman [...]

Manny Ramirez will reject salary arbitration before tonight’s deadline, writes Jon Heyman at his blog for SI.com.
The Dodgers will turn to free-agent OF Bobby Abreu or Pat Burrell, among others, if they are unable to retain Ramirez, reports the Boston Globe.
In a separate post, Heyman describes talks between the Cubs and Padres involving Jake Peavy as [...]