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One thing that is getting very little mention this morning amidst the news that the Yankees will apparently close the deal to get CC Sabathia is this: Sabathia has been lousy in the playoffs during his career. The Yankees, of course, have not won a playoff series since the 2004 ALDS, when they beat the Twins.

Here is Sabathia's record in five postseason starts: 1-3, 7.92 ERA, 22 walks and 24 strikeouts in 25 innings pitched.

Four of the five starts were with the Cleveland Indians; in 2007, the season Sabathia won the American League Cy Young Award, he went 0-2 in with a 10.45 ERA against the Red Sox in the ALCS. Sabathia gave up 17 hits and seven walks over 10.1 innings in those two starts.

Then this past season, in his lone playoff start with the Milwaukee Brewers, Sabathia gave up five earned runs on six hits and four walks in 3.2 innings in a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. That game featured Sabathia walking pitcher Brett Myers, a career .116 hitter, on nine pitches with two out and one on in the second inning, then surrendering a grand-slam home run to Shane Victorino two batters later.

In other news on Sabathia, ESPN the Magazine is now reporting that the left-hander is close to a preliminary agreement worth $160 million over seven years. The original offer made by the team and reported this morning by The New York Post was a six-year deal worth $140 million.

 Tags  CC Sabathia free agency New York Yankees playoffs

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hahaha said:

This is a great day for Red Sox fans. There's your ace, Yankees fans!

Link | December 10, 2008 1:48 PM
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The Doodle said:

http://arsensox.blogspot.com/2008/11/red-sox-argument-against-cc-sabathia.html

Said it over a month ago above my man

Link | December 10, 2008 6:12 PM
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