CC Sabathia may be retired, but that hasn't stopped the six-time All-Star from recruiting the top free agent this offseason to the New York Yankees.
Speaking on an episode of his R2C2 is UNINTERRUPTED podcast (h/t Mark Fischer of the New York Post), Sabathia said he's talked to Gerrit Cole many times about New York.
"If you give that motherf---er enough money, he's going to want to come here," he said. "I am speaking from experience. … Me and Gerrit Cole have spoken at length many times about me pitching as a Yankee as a West Coast Guy.