The fact is, no. It really wouldn't work. Even if it did, he'd have to be a pretty sick man to take money from a bunch of probably-debt-ridden admirers who will spend their lives making far less than he does in a single year. Furthermore, with how great he is doing in Milwaukee, he will easily be the #1 FA this off-season and probably command more than Santana did, something the Brewers can't (and shouldn't) even think about considering he'd chew up about 1/4 of our payroll at the same time that we have to start shelling out cash to our young talent. Our ONLY chance to get him is if he has a kind, highly atypical athlete heart that decides it wants to make a bunch of fans very, very, very happy. Alas, it isn't happening. We all knew Sabathia was a rental when we got him, and it's not going to change. You'd think after 15 or so million a year, the numbers just start to blur and athletes start to think about other people. Agents, however, simply laugh at your adorable naivety.