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Can the Yankees Still Trust CC Sabathia on Short Rest This Postseason?

the fact that he's pitched 12 seasons in the major leagues and has nearly 200 wins to show for the effort, CC Sabathia has built his reputation as an ace by being durable. 

Sabathia has averaged nearly 35 starts per season during his MLB career. But during the postseason, his left arm has seemed bionic when asked to start a game on three days' rest rather than the customary four that a starting pitcher receives between appearances. 

Short rest was no problem for Sabathia during the 2008 season with the Milwaukee Brewers, when he made each of his final three starts of the regular season on three days' rest. The left-hander won two of those three games, allowing two earned runs in 21.2 innings. 

After joining the New ...

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