With the start CC got off to this season, and his most recent performance with Milwaukee, a red flag is starting to rise.
Granted, we have seen the Sabathia of 2007 in his last 14 starts before the trade, but this is a guy who has really put together two great seasons (2001, 2007) and is being asked to carry a team to the playoffs.
He's heralded as one of the best starters in the league, but aside from 2007, Sabathia has yet to show enough consistency to garner such trade value.
The most consistency he has shown is that he is a just above .500 pitcher. His four best seasons in the league include his 19-7 record in 2007, 17-5 in his rookie season of 2001, then it drops down to 15-10 in 2005, and 13-9 in 2003.
I won't even mention how Sabathia tanked against Boston in the ALCS last season.
One thing is for sure in my eyes about this trade. The "mega deal" for Sabathia that has been hyped since mid May will hardly turn out to be worth it for the Cheesehead faithful, while the Indians can sit back and wait for a big prospect in LaPorta to flourish.
The hype was that this trade would turn the Brewers into the best team in the National League, or at least in the Central. But looking at their past and Sabathia's past, Milwaukee will be at home in October, and Sabathia will be on the first train out of Wisconsin.
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