CC Quickly Becoming a Leader

From Tyler Kepner:The Yankees lavished a $161 million contract on Sabathia to give their rotation an ace. As a bonus, they gained a team leader.Sabathia has taken teammates to three Orlando Magic games, gone fishing with Brian Bruney and Nick Swisher, and taken the Toy Story Mania! ride at Disney World with Joba Chamberlain.“I don’t know if I’m a leader,” Sabathia said. “I like to hang out with my teammates. I like to talk to my teammates, get to know them. It’s just my personality. Going to Magic games and going out to eat, doing different things, it’s just something I felt like guys on the same team should always do.” As he decided where to play during the off-season, Sabathia talked to Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon and others. He said he believed the Yankees’ atmosphere could be fun.“That’s all I was looking for was just that camaraderie, that willingness to fight for each other,” Sabathia said, adding later: “In here, we’ve got all the talent in the world. If we can come together a...