Last season, the New York Yankees came to know that wins and losses, earned run average and strikeout-to-walk ratios are all overrated when it comes to the character of the person occupying a locker in the clubhouse.
Intangibles and what a player brings to a team like the Yankees, who are on the precipice of jumping into a World Series for the first time in nine years (yes, it’s been that long), outweigh the all-important “numbers” baseball analytics will shower upon us.
CC Sabathia will add to the mix of what the Yankees need to take them to the next level from where they left off in 2017, and while his value on the field remains to be seen, there is no question he’s already setting the tone for the team.