New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia showed up at camp weighing 305 pounds, according to ESPN's Wallace Matthews.
"I think I was just trying to find a good weight to play at," Sabathia said. "I think last year I came in a little too light. By the end of the year last year, I felt good in where I was at. In the offseason I put on 10 more pounds, and I’ll work that off over the course of the season.
"I lost a bunch of weight drastically, pretty quick, two years ago, and kinda was off-balance, and didn’t know really how my body was working, so just talking to [team doctor Christopher] Ahmad, and to the trainers, I feel like this is a good weight. I feel a little stronger. I feel my legs under me, being a lot stronger, and being able to push off the mound."
Sabathia is coming off of knee surgery, but blamed his diminishing velocity on his age instead of the injury or weight loss. He is entering his 15th season in the majors.
"I just need to make sure that my control is where it needs to be, my two-seamer is good and my changeup is better than it’s been," Sabathia said. "Just making sure that I can spot up and throw the ball where I need to. I’ve been talking to Andy a lot about how he would attack guys later in his career, so I think I’ve got a pretty good plan."
Sabathia started just eight games last season, posting a 3-4 record with a 5.28 ERA in 2014. He's expected to be the Yankees' No. 3 option in the rotation behind Masahiro Tanaka and Michael Pineda.
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