The Yankees are heading into the 2018 season with the same questions as for the ’17 season, can Sabathia repeat his success of the year before and can he remain healthy?
Sabathia posted a 3.69 ERA, 7.3 K/9, and 1.271 WHIP over 148.2 innings in 2017, missing time twice in the season, once for a hamstring injury that sidelined him for about two weeks in mid-June. Later when the chronic knee injury flared up in August, Sabathia was on the disabled list for ten days.
Despite injuries, Sabathia remained a stable and reliable winning pitcher for the Yankees going 14-5 on the season.