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     There was a report that the Mets were supposedly interested in Sabathia. They pretty much made their move last year in obtaining C.C., so it was interesting to hear. Now the teams source says that they will not be pursuing him. People were already getting ahead of themselves saying that there will be a showdown between the Mets and Yanks, but that isn’t the case anymore.

      The Brewers manager, Doug Melvin is shocked at what the Yankees have offered C.C. Sabathia. He thinks they are overbidding, because there haven’t been any other offers on the table yet, and they should have made a lower starting bid. The Yankees have confirmed that this offer was made, and the idea is that they will try and “blow away” everyone out of the running so there won’t be a contest.

The Mets aren’t planning to pursue Sabathia- Team source says club’s plan differs from published report

A person familiar with the club’s plans, finances and, in general, fiscal responsibility, said flatly the Mets would not pursue the most attractive pitcher in the 2008 class of free agents.

“It’s a business,” he said. “The Yankees are going after him. We’re not.”

“I’m not sure any club can make that kind of move two years in a row,” the Mets source said.

Yankees’ offer baffles Doug Melvin-Sabathia bid reportedly $40 million

“It sounds like they’re overbidding,” Melvin said. “If the speculation is true that we’ve offered CC $100 million, why would you offer $140 million? Why wouldn’t you offer $110 million?”

The answer to that question, according to reports out of New York, is that the Yankees are trying to “blow away” Sabathia with an offer he can’t refuse. The New York Daily News, citing “industry sources,” reported that the Yankees made an initial bid of $140 million for six years.

Melvin was asked if the Brewers could compete with that figure.

“I don’t want to respond to that,” Melvin said. “It’s up to the player to go where the money is.

“(The Yankees) have been pretty adamant about bidding on everybody. That doesn’t mean that’s what the market is. That’s just one team’s offer. Until all the bids are on the table, I don’t know what the market is.”