Recovered from undergoing arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur in his left elbow, brilliant New York Yankees southpaw CC Sabathia will premier in the Grapefruit League and make roughly 65 pitches on Friday. Following an uncharacteristically injury-plagued year, the 6-foot-7, 290 pound Sabathia, who has amassed a record of 191-102 with a 3.50 ERA since debuting for the Cleveland Indians in April 2001, had the procedure performed by Dr. James Andrews in Alabama last October. “Felt good today, no problems. I felt strong. I’m ready to go,” said Sabathia, 32, after throwing 50 balls in a simulated game Sunday. … Continue reading →
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Finally some good news in the wake of all the injuries lately. The starting rotation will need to pitch great to compensate for all the power they're gonna be missing when the season starts. No Granderson, Teixeira or ARod. Not to mention Swisher is gone via free agancy.
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