When New York Yankees’ pitcher C.C. Sabathia was if he would be in pinstripes for 2012, he said, “I can’t even wrap my head around that right now. I’m just thinking about what I didn’t do to help us win. I didn’t deliver. In the next couple days, next couple weeks, I’ll think about that and we’ll see what happens.”

Now that the Yankees’ season is over, the big left-hander has the option to opt-out of his contract.  If he doesn, he’s easily the most sought after starting pitcher on the market.

“I’ve loved it since Day 1 and I got here. There’s nothing like pitching in pinstripes, in front of the fans in the Bronx. I’ve had a great experience,” Sabathia said after Thursday’s game.

Sabathia is leaving four-years and a guaranteed $92 million on his contract.  However, by opting-out now, he can easily sign a new deal that will surpass the total money that he’s leaving on the table.

Information from Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News is used in this article.

Image by Keith Allison under the Creative Commons License.