Praise be.
This was the track record CC Sabathia brought into 2016: Cy Young award winner, ALCS MVP, six-time All-Star, 2,574 strikeouts. Even with this accomplished resume, Sabathia still found himself fighting for a spot in the rotation during spring training. With a track record like that, one would imagine his rotation spot is locked. Unfortunately for him, in addition to his impressive resume Sabathia also brought the memories of his last few seasons with him.
On August 29th of last year, Sabathia and his 5.27 ERA went on the disabled list with right knee soreness.