FACTS/FLUKES: Sabathia, Cabrera, Aybar, Ellsbury, Villanueva

Is Sabathia still elite?... For years now, CC Sabathia (LHP, NYY) has been a workhorse on whom owners could rely for 230+ innings of elite performance every season. Sabathia has struggled at times this year, though, as two separate DL stints limited both his workload and, at times, his effectiveness:

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  SLGvL  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  GB%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  =====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ====  ===
2008  253  2.70  3.17   .308  2.1  8.9  4.3  47%    9%  129
2009  230  3.37  3.79   .310  2.6  7.7  2.9  43%    7%   89
2010  238  3.18  3.73   .360  2.8  7.5  2.7  51%    9%   88
2011  237  3.00  3.10   .301  2.3  8.7  3.8  47%    8%  120
2012  184  3.47  3.20   .436  2.1  8.8  4.3  48%   13%  129

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