NEW YORK (AP) -- CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal, according to the team's new controlling owner Hal Steinbrenner.
New York offered a six-year contract to the pitcher last Friday, the first day teams were allowed to start talking money with free agents. A baseball official familiar with the negotiations says theproposal exceeds Johan Santana's $137.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Mets both in total and average. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to divulge details.
Meanwhile, pitcher Mike Mussina has announced his retirement after winning 20 games for the Yankees last season. The 39-year-old becomes the first pitcher to retire after a 20-win season since Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax in 1966.
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