Yankees Rumors: Which free agents should be kept and who should be let go?
CC Sabathia: After Gardner, CC was the longest tenured Yankee on this year’s roster and he posted another solid season at the back end of the starting rotation just like he did in 2017. CC had a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts this season but his season ended on a bad note when he took the loss in Game 4 of the ALDS against the Red Sox.
At this point in his career CC is still good enough to get through a lineup two times and keep his team in the game for four to five innings. However, he’s not the kind of difference maker the Yankees will probably be looking to add to their starting staff this winter.
You know the Yankees are going to go hard after D-Back’s ace Patrick Corbin in free agency and they might look to bring J.A. Happ back as well. With Luis Severino and Masahiro Tanaka already locked into next year’s rotation along with rookies, Justus Sheffield and Jonathan Loaisiga vying for a spot it could lead to CC being the odd man out. I hope that’s not the case because CC has been one of the best free agent investments the Yankees have ever made and a true warrior for the past 10 seasons.
We know he wants to pitch next season and do so for the Yankees but unless they completely miss out on their top free agent targets, I don’t think CC will be back.
Verdict: Let him go, but only if you can sign Corbin and resign Happ