Amid all the questions about whether the Yankees can get CC Sabathia comes a seemingly silly one:

Should they?

Sure, it sounds a little off to wonder whether a pitching-starved team should sign the best pitcher on the market and one of the few bona fide aces around if it has the opportunity.

But with each day that's passed without Sabathia so much as blinking at the Yankees' astounding six-year, $140 million offer, it should give the Yankees as much pause about the pitcher as he apparently has about them. Numerous reports indicate Sabathia prefers a more laid-back area such as California and the style of the game in the National League. Throwing a long-term deal at a pitcher has proven time and again to be risky in the big leagues (see: Kevin Brown, Mike Hampton) ...More