MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The bidding opens today for CC Sabathia.

Big market clubs like the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels could offer Sabathia some serious money.

Some believe the bidding will even surpass the six-year, $137.5 extension given left-hander Johan Santana by the New York Mets last winter.

The Brewers are believed to have offered Sabathia $100 million over five years. Manager Doug Melvin says he doesn't expect to hear from Sabathia's agency, Legacy Sports, on a counteroffer until at least tomorrow.

Sabathia went 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 17 starts with the Brewers after coming from Cleveland in an early July trade.

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Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com

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