Browns first-round pick Kamerion Wimbley will sign a six-year deal and becomes only the second 2006 first-round pick to agree to terms on a contract.

The 13th overall selection in the draft, Wimbley will sign a six-year contract with a maximum value of $23.7 million, including $9.3 million in guarantees. That represents a nearly 10 percent increase in the guaranteed money paid to the 13th overall pick in the 2005 draft.

The deal will be voided after five years provided Wimbley reaches predetermined playing time thresholds, and then the Browns would have the right to “buy back” the voided year by paying Wimbley a sizeable bonus.

The Wimbley signing marks the first time the Browns have had their first-round pick in camp on time since Courtney Brown in 2000. Wimbley joins Demario Minter, Babatunde Oshinowo, Lawrence Vickers, and Justin Hamilton as the Browns’ 2006 draft signees thus far. Wimbley said after being drafted that he wanted to be in camp on time and he sure didn’t lie. Great job by Savage and the rest of the Browns’ negotiating staff. Rookies report to camp Sunday and the full-squad training camp begins Wednesday, July 26.

Just when you thought the Tribe’s young ace was getting back on track, physically and mentally, C.C Sabathia throws a poor game and gets tossed. After his June 22 start against the Cubs when he admitted quitting and losing focus, Sabathia really started to pitch with a newfound purpose. He apologized to his team and the fans and moved on. Owning up to your mistakes is part of what a leader should do and Sabathia made a step in that direction.

Then came Friday’s game. He got himself into a similar situation and once again lost control. He wasn’t getting any help behind him and the eight-run inning should have never even happened if it weren’t for Boone’s and Martinez’s miscues. However, Sabathia was all over the map and it was apparent that the errors were affecting him. He failed to bear down and throw strikes. As an ace of a pitching staff, when things are going south, you have to be the stopper. Sabathia let his emotions get the best of him Friday, something that has happened all too often during his Indian career.

Sure he’s only 26, but he’s been in the league long enough now to know how the game works and what it takes. The huge inning was not all Sabathia’s fault by any means but may not have reached the point it did if C.C would have kept his composure. He lost control of the situation and as an ace, that cannot happen. If Sabathia really wants to be a leader on this team, scenes like what happened against the Twins need to stop occurring.