New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia (heart) will make his season debut on Saturday afternoon against the Chicago White Sox. The big left-hander underwent cardiac surgery over the winter, which derailed his beginning to 2019. The 38-year-old has already announced that this will be his last year in the majors, but he was a serviceable fantasy asset in 2018. Sabathia posted a 9-7 record to go along with a 3.65 ERA, 1.31 [...]

New York Yankees veteran starting pitcher CC Sabathia(heart, knee) will make his final season debut Saturday when he takes on the Chicago [...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (heart, knee) is expected to make his season debut next weekend against the Chicago [...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (heart) threw a four-inning simulated game on Monday, and manager Aaron Boone thinks the veteran left-hander could return in mid-April or just after. Sabathia was also serving a short suspension to begin the year for throwing at the Rays' Jesus Sucre in his last start in 2018. Sabathia is no longer a dominant arm heading into the final season of his career, but he has streaming appeal in AL-only leagues and DFS in the right matchups.

We are continuing our updated analysis of points league tiered rankings with a final look at starting pitchers. In H2H points leagues, starting pitchers are the lifeblood of a fantasy team. The more innings and strikeouts a starter can rack up, the further it carries your team toward a championship.There is a solid core of SP at the top that are sure to fly off draft boards much earlier than in roto leagues. [...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (heart, knee) gave up one run and two hits in two innings on Thursday in a minor league exhibition game in his first game action since undergoing a heart procedure in December. Sabathia struck out three against the Tigers Triple-A affiliate, Toledo. The veteran left-hander said he "felt great" after the 26-pitch outing. He'll make another minor league outing on Tuesday against the Phillies and is expected to miss his first two or three starts of the[...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (heart, knee) will make his first minor league start this spring on Thursday. The veteran left-hander is likely to miss the first week or two of the regular season as he recovers from offseason knee and heart surgeries. He must also serve a five-game suspension for hitting Rays catcher Jesus Sucre in 2018. The 38-year-old southpaw isn't as dominant as he was in his prime, but he can still be a matchup play in DFS and AL-only leagues for the Bronx B[...]

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Pitcher wins, as you may know, are now widely considered to be essentially meaningless outside of a fantasy context. For the same reason, they also make for a weird fantasy stat. For example, Rick Porcello only managed a 4.28 ERA in 2018, which ranked 45th out of 58 qualified pitchers. That ERA was also backed by just a 4.01 FIP, but Porcello was nonetheless one of just 11 pitchers to put up 17 wins last year. Zack Godley's 4.74 ERA was even worse, but he came away with 15 wins. (Porcello won't [...]

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