With CC Sabathia coming off two bad years, and a shoulder injury the
Yankees need him to be healthy all if not the majority of the 2015 season. But
he doesn't need to be the dominant ace that he was in 2012, but an average
workhorse that can put up a 3.65 ERA and 180-200 innings. If he can do this,
then he would be perfect for the 2 or 3 spot in the rotation. If he can make a
comeback and dominant like he used to then great, it would be perfect to have a
top 1&2 combos like the Mariners or the Dodgers. However the odds of that
happening are very slim, even though Sabathia says "I can still
dominate." One of the things that could possibly happen is the last two
years have been him adjusting to his lowered velocity and working on a
two-seam, sinker, and more breaking balls. If so then he should look better
than he did before. One option for Sabathia is if he is unable to comeback and
pitch a whole game is moving him to be a long-relief pitcher out of the bullpen.
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