Tue 3/24/15 11:34 PM

Sabathia (knee) will make his next Grapefruit League start Saturday and is unlikely to be the Opening Day start, LoHud.com reports. Due to the Saturday start, Sabathia would either need to make his final spring start or first regular season appearance on short rest in order to be ready by Opening Day -- a scenario manager Joe Girardi said was unlikely. The lefty has started on Opening Day in all six seasons he's been with the Yankees, and though no official announcement has been made, it appears he'll now pass that torch to Masahiro Tanaka.