CC Sabathia Says Yankees Didn’t Overpay For Aaron Judge

The cost to keep Aaron Judge in pinstripes was pricey … however according to CC Sabathia, the outfielder deserved every cent of the $360 MILLION offer!

Judge lastly chose to re-sign with the Yankees recently — choosing to stick with his initial group rather of going to either San Francisco or San Diego — and the relocation definitely didn’t come low-cost for NY.

The Yanks consented to pay him $40 million per season for the next NINE years — a huge agreement for a 30-year-old.

But, when we got Sabathia with his spouse, Amber, out at their PitCCh In Foundation fundraiser in New Jersey on Monday, the ex-Yankees star made it clear — his old group didn’t get fleeced in the pact.

“I think he got paid the perfect amount,” CC stated of Judge.

Of course, CC may be prejudiced — he was a colleague of Judge’s for 4 years in the Bronx — however a great deal of individuals would concur however. Judge is coming off among the best MLB seasons ever … where he struck an AL record 62 crowning achievement, batted .311, and won his first-ever MVP award.

As for what the Yankees need to do next this offseason … Sabathia states they do not require to get Carlos Rodón to think about things a success — offered the method the Judge scenario all unfolded.

“The biggest signing was to get Aaron Judge,” he stated. “And they got that accomplished. So, everything after that is just icing on the cake.”

By the method, Sabathia’s occasion Monday was very cool — he and Amber assisted 300-plus kids have an incredible vacation celebration at Space 54 in Englewood … that included computer game, bowling, dancing and more.