Poll: Fans ready for youngsters to step up if CC bolts

Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia throws in the top of the second inning against the Red Sox. (May 14, 2011) Credit: Christopher Pasatieri
In our last Yankees poll we asked what should the Yankees do if CC Sabathia opts out of his deal and signs elsewhere?
Here are the results:
Sabathia has an opt-out clause in his seven-year, $161-million deal. He has until three days after the conclusion of the World Series to exercise it, something the organization expects and hopes to avoid by extending the lefthander before then.
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