Two things have been relatively evident when assessing CC Sabathia’s season: the first one is that he has been mostly ineffective when on the mound. The second one has likely had an impact on the initial one: he has been battling injuries for most of the year, most notably in his troublesome right knee.
Last year, the southpaw thrived by avoiding being squared up by batters. He had a perfectly fine 3.65 ERA and held the opposition to 84.4 MPH on average exit velocity, a number that was in the top 2% in MLB. According to Baseball Savant, his 26.