CC Sabathia threw 50 pitches in a four-inning simulated game on Sunday morning and will make his Grapefruit League debut on Friday.

He had surgery to remove a bone spur in his left elbow last October.

Sabathia figures to throw about 65 pitches on Friday.

"Felt good today, no problems. I felt strong. I'm ready to go," he said. "I'm working pretty hard and trying to throw all my pitches and make it as game-like as possible. I'm getting good work out of it."