| 5/14/2013 10:50:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia allowed 10 hits but he also struck out 10 batters in 6 1/3 innings Tuesday against the Mariners. | Insight: Sabathia walked two and allowed three runs (two earned) in a no decision. The left-hander is dealing with diminished velocity and has been throwing his changeup more often this season. He has allowed 61 hits and eight homers in 59 1/3 innings (1.28 WHIP), but has been effective nevertheless (3.19 ERA, 54/15 K/BB). | | |
| 5/9/2013 9:45:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia allowed one hit and one run in four innings Thursday against Colorado but a rain delay ended his day. | Insight: Sabathia (4-3, 3.23 ERA) came in having allowed 50 hits, including seven homers, over 49 innings this season, so it was good to see him dominate, even in a shortened outing. | | |
| 4/17/2013 9:48:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia gave up two runs in the first inning but settled down and ended up going eight innings and giving up three runs in a 4-3 win. | Insight: The Yankees erased a 3-0 deficit in the bottom of the seventh and took the lead in the bottom of the eighth on a solo homer by Travis Hafner. Sabathia is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA and 1.21 WHIP through four starts. | | |
| 4/7/2013 7:28:00 PM |
Description: New York lefty CC Sabathia looked much better in his second start after struggling Monday in the season opener. | Insight: Sabathia actually outpitched Justin Verlander, allowing four hits and three walks in seven shutout innings. He's not the strikeout king that he used to be (just 9 K's in his first two starts) but if Sabathia can keep his ERA in the threes he'll still be useful to fantasy owners. | | |
| 4/1/2013 5:19:00 PM |
Description: Yankees ace CC Sabathia struggled Monday in his first start of the 2013 season. | Insight: Sabathia (5 IP, 8 H, 4 BB, 4 ER in New York's 8-2 loss) seemed to settle down after allowing four runs in the second inning but his velocity wasn't anywhere near what we were expecting. Perhaps all those seasons of 200-plus innings have finally caught up to the big lefthander. We'll see how he fares this weekend against the Tigers. | | |
| 3/15/2013 3:55:00 PM |
Description: As expected, Yankees starter CC Sabathia (elbow) made his spring training debut Friday. | Insight: Sabathia (15-6, 3.38 ERA, 1.140 WHIP) had a bone spur removed from his left elbow in October. He went five innings, giving up eight hits, all singles and two earned runs. His fastball barely reached 90 m.p.h., but it's early and there is still time for him to get up to the performance level we expect from him. | | |
| 3/10/2013 5:00:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia (elbow) will make his spring training debut Friday, according to Yankees.com. | Insight: Sabathia (15-6, 3.38 ERA, 1.140 WHIP) had a bone spur removed from his left elbow in October and was officially cleared Sunday following a 50-pitch simulated game. He'll jump right in with 65 pitches Friday. | | |
| 2/16/2013 3:57:00 PM |
Description: New York lefthander CC Sabathia, who underwent minor elbow surgery by Dr. James Andrews in October, threw his first bullpen session Saturday without any setbacks, according to an ESPN New York report. | Insight: Sabathia (15-6, 3.38 ERA, 1.140 WHIP) had a bone spur removed from his left elbow. The 32-year-old should be a go for the start of the regular season and can anchor any fantasy pitching staff. | | |
| 2/6/2013 3:49:00 PM |
Description: New York lefthander CC Sabathia, who underwent minor elbow surgery by Dr. James Andrews in October, told MLB.com that he'll be ready for his regular training camp schedule. | Insight: Sabathia (15-6, 3.38 ERA, 1.140 WHIP) had a bone spur removed from his left elbow. The 32-year-old should be a go for the start of the regular season and barring any setbacks can anchor any fantasy pitching staff. | | |
| 10/25/2012 6:48:00 PM |
Description: New York lefthander CC Sabathia underwent minor elbow surgery on Thursday. | Insight: Sabathia had a bone spur removed from his left elbow. As long as he doesn't suffer any setbacks, the 32-year-old should be a go for the start of the regular season. | | |
| 10/20/2012 6:13:00 PM |
Description: According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, Yankees starter CC Sabathia will visit Dr. James Andrews to have his left elbow checked out. | Insight: Normally a visit to Dr. Andrews' office means Tommy John surgery but Sabathia's ligament is intact and likely just needs a clean up. He should be fine for spring training next season. | | |
| 10/19/2012 4:57:00 PM |
Description: Yankees ace CC Sabathia will have his elbow looked at during the offseason. SOURCE: Newsday | Insight: Sabathia struggled with injuries for the first time in his career this season. The 32-year-old former Cy Young winner certainly didn't look like himself in Thursday's ALCS Game 4 loss to Detroit (3 2/3 IP, 11 H, 6 R). | | |
| 10/18/2012 7:53:00 PM |
Description: New York starter CC Sabathia got shelled Thursday in Game 4 of the ALCS. Sabathia allowed 11 hits and six runs (five earned) in just 3 2/3 innings before being replaced by righthander Cody Eppley. | Insight: Sabathia has been an inconsistent postseason performer in the past and that trend continued on Thursday. Though Sabathia was still able to finish the year with a 3.38 ERA, his win total this year was his lowest since 2006. At age 32, the tall lefthander's best years are probably behind him. | | |
| 10/17/2012 10:28:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia will no longer be able to start a potential Game 7 of the ALCS due to Wednesday's rain out. | Insight: Sabathia will start Game 4 Thursday but the postponement cancels a travel day for the two teams and leaves just two days rest between Game 4 and 7. | | |
| 10/12/2012 8:03:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia went the distance Friday night to lead New York to a 3-1 victory in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees move on to the ALCS to face the Detroit Tigers. | Insight: Sabathia allowed just one run on four hits, striking out nine and walking two. The lefty took a shutout into the eighth and finished off the job with a flawless ninth inning to improve to 2-0 with a 1.53 ERA in the series. | | |
| 10/12/2012 9:30:00 AM |
Description: Lefthander CC Sabathia has a 16-4 regular season career mark against the Baltimore Orioles with a 3.12 ERA and 1.136 WHIP. | Insight: While that statistic is impressive, temper that with the fact that he was 0-2 against Baltimore this year with a 6.38 ERA. Sabathia was excellent in the ALDS opener, going 8 2/3 innings yielding two earned runs and striking out seven in a win. | | |
| 10/6/2012 5:27:00 PM |
Description: Lefthander CC Sabathia will start Sunday in Game 1 of New York's best-of-five series against the Orioles. | Insight: Sabathia is 5-1 with a 3.54 ERA over his last 10 postseason appearances. He's 0-2 against Baltimore this year with a 6.38 ERA. | | |
| 10/1/2012 10:40:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia reached 15 wins for the sixth straight season Monday against Boston by firing eight innings and allowing just two runs on four hits. | Insight: Sabathia (15-6, 3.38) was subpar at the start of September, allowing 12 earned in his first 20 innings, but he's thrown eight innings in each of his last three starts. He has a 1.13 ERA and a 28/4 K/BB in that span. | | |
| 9/26/2012 10:28:00 PM |
Description: New York lefthander CC Sabathia struck out 10 in an 8-2 victory over the Twins Wednesday at Target Field. | Insight: Sabathia (14-6, 3.42 ERA) lasted eight innings for the Yankees, the second outing in a row he's been able to pitch that deep into the game. Wednesday was also Sabathia's second start in a row with double-digit strikeouts. He had 11 in his previous outing Friday against Oakland. | | |
| 9/21/2012 9:37:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia finally pitched like an ace Friday against Oakland, firing eight scoreless innings and handing a 1-0 lead over to closer Rafael Soriano, but Soriano gave up a solo homer in the ninth to cost Sabathia a win. | Insight: Sabathia held an opponent scoreless for the first time since July 17. He came in having lost his last three decisions but allowed just three hits and struck out 11 against the A's Friday. It's still an excellent performance but the no decision removes some of the luster. | | |
