C.C. Sabathia says he’s happy in pinstripes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that he won’t exercise the opt-out clause in his contract after the 2011 season.  Sabathia has four years and $92 million left on his deal following this upcoming MLB season, but could leave that on the table in search of another monster contract that would likely be his last.  Originally it looked like there was very little chance that the Yankee ace would consider opting out.  However, now that doesn’t seem so certain.  “I have no idea [if I will opt out],” Sabathia told reporters in the Yankees clubhouse yesterday. “It is still in my contract.  Anything is possible.”

Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said he doesn’t think the team’s best pitcher is going anywhere.  “Once you’ve become a Yankee and you’ve won as a Yankee, it’s a little difficult to go anywhere else, I would assume,” Steinbrenner told the media.  ”We’re going to be in every year … every single year.  You can’t say that about any other team, except maybe the Red Sox, but they weren’t in it last year.  And the Phillies are keeping it going, but how long will that last?”  Even if Sabathia opts out, he could return to New York on a new deal, ala A-Rod a few years back.

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