New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (heart) faced hitters in live batting practice on Tuesday for the first time since his December angioplasty, tossing 20 pitches. The 38-year-old southpaw will throw a simulated game on Saturday and could pitch in a spring game after that. Sabathia also had right knee surgery in October and is expected to miss his first two or three starts of what will be his final season. Sabathia isn't very dominant anymore, but he still has the stuff to get big le[...]

2018 was a season to forget for yours truly, both in terms of fantasy performance and hit rate on bold predictions. In the first three years as a participant in this feature, I connected on three per article, with a few others in the realm of respectable. Last year? An 0-fer, and most of them were impressively lousy.Does that mean I plan to be any less audacious as a result? Hardly. That would defeat the purpose of the exercise. Besides, regression is inevitable! Right? Right?![...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (heart) is expected to begin the season on the disabled list, according to manager Aaron Boone. However, the team thinks Sabathia will make starts in April. Boone also thinks Domingo German and Jonathan Loaisiga could both be in the rotation to begin the year with Luis Severino (shoulder) also injured. Sabathia will retire after the 2019 season. [...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia will announce at a press conference on Saturday that the 2019 season will be his last. The left-hander will turn 39 in late July and isn't the dominant strikeout guy he was earlier in this career, but he was serviceable for the Yankees in 2018 by going 9-7 with a 3.65 ERA, 1.31 [...]

Fantasy experts are placing a bigger emphasis on drafting elite starters early this year. It is apparent this strategy is making its way across the fantasy community, as the high-end starters are being valued higher than before. In points leagues, this is a wise methodology, as an ace can serve as the backbone of a fantasy team. Seven different SPs tallied over 600 points in standard formats, whereas only six hitters reached that mark. Even Mike Trout failed to reach that level of production tha[...]

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We continue our fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis with the second base position. The sun is still rising on 2019, but RotoBaller writers JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Chris Zolli and myself are here with our initial pre-draft rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. As the offseason progresses, these rankings are sure to change quite a bit over the coming weeks. [...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (heart) has been cleared to begin baseball activities after a follow-up stress test on Tuesday. Sabathia had an angioplasty surgery in early December but is expected to be ready for spring training. The veteran southpaw was decent in 2018 with a 9-7 record, 3.65 ERA, 1.31 [...]

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New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (heart) required a heart procedure in which doctors inserted a stent to open up an artery in his heart this offseason. The procedure is known as angioplasty. After meeting with doctors on Friday, his prognosis for the short and long term is good, so Sabathia is expected to report to spring training on time in mid-February. The left-hander has already resumed limited activity, including weight lifting. 2019 will be Sabathia's final season. He went 9-[...]