OAKLAND, Calif. (WFAN) — It’s no secret CC Sabathia hasn’t been good this season.
But according to some interesting nuggets provided by the research team at MLB Network, his problems have not been completely about his pitching and the Yankees’ hitting.
“The Yankees defense has made plays on just 78.5 percent of groundballs behind CC Sabathia. The league average made-play rate is 86.1 percent on ground balls. Sabathia’s middle infielders have a combined 71.0 percent success rate (22 of 31 opportunities). Sabathia has not helped himself, making plays on just three of seven ground balls that were possible for him to make.