CC Sabathia was the innings-leader for the World Series Champion Yankees last season, but a recent trend indicates that he could soon fall on hard times. A post by Scott Randall of ESPN Stats & Info showcases a five-year trend of pitchers that led the World Series winners in innings struggling the year following their title win. Beginning in 2004, Curt Schilling (Boston), Mark Buehrle (Chicago), Chris Carpenter (St. Louis), Josh Beckett (Boston) and Cole Hamels (Philadelphia) all struggled the season after leading the champions in innings. Sabathia went 19-8 with a 3.37 ERA for New York in 2009, but also pitched a career-high 266 1/3 innings over the regular and postseason.