I won’t lie, I was disappointed that the Yankees lost out on the 29-year-old, two-time All-Star Patrick Corbin, as he signed with the Nationals on Tuesday. This is the same guy who once purchased an autographed jersey of Andy Pettitte and was also given a gift of an autographed photo of Tino Martinez.
The Yankees reportedly offered a five-year, $110 million deal to Corbin; however, they wouldn’t increase their offer, and I’m glad they didn’t. Six years and $140 million is too much, even if he did have a career-best 3.15 ERA and 1.