Well that didn't take long. The Yanks contacted Lee's agent on Sunday and are planning to send their contract offer to him some time this week.
So the obvious big question, what is this offer going to be? It's no secret that the Yankees are head over heels in love with Lee, but would they throw him a bigger offer than what they gave CC, their big man, their ace? CC seems like a 'team first' guy, but I wouldn't blame him if he was a little chapped at the new guy in town, friend or no friend, getting a bigger deal than him when he's 2 years older and was on the losing end of their battle in the 2009 World Series and got beat twice in the 2010 World Series.
If it were up to me, I'd offer Lee a 5-year deal at $112.5 million, slightly less than the average per-year value of CC's deal, with a player option for a 6th year. It gives Lee the biggest deal in baseball outside of CC, keeps CC happy, and more than likely knocks whatever offers the other interested teams are going to make out of the park. The Yankees will probably go more than that, somewhere in the 6-year, $135-140 million range to make damn sure they get Lee. Is that the right move to make? I don't know. All we can do now is sit and wait.
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