Albaladejo, not Tomko, fills out Yankees' pen
newsday.com 4/1/2009 — The Yankees opted to begin the season without a long reliever, a decision that benefited and delighted Jonathan Albaladejo, but left Brett Tomko stunned and disappointed.

Jonathan Albaladejo Beats Out Tomko, Aceves for Roster Spot
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com 3/31/2009 — According to Yankees manger Joe Girardi, Jonathan Albaladejo has earned himself a spot in the bullpen and on the 25-man roster. Acquired in a trade with the Washington Nationals last offseason for pitching prospect Tyler Clippard, Albaladejo is now in his second season in pinstripes.  ...

Albaladejo Makes The Team
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 3/31/2009 — According to Pete Caldera the Yankees have optioned Alfredo Aceves and Dan Giese Scranton. And Brett Tomko was reassigned to the minor-league camp, he'll also be at Scranton. "I'm extremely disappointed because I felt like I pitched my way onto this team," Tomko said. They both pitched very ...

Albaladejo earns roster spot
nydailynews.com 3/31/2009 — Jonathan Albaladejo has officially made the Yankees' Opening Day roster for the second consecutive year. Joe Girardi broke the news to Brett Tomko, Dan Giese and Alfredo Aceves this morning before the Yankees left for their game in Sarasota.  ...

Albaladejo Earns Final Bullpen Spot
nyyankeesrumors.com 3/31/2009 — According to Peter Abraham , Brian Cashman informed the media that Jonathan Albaladejo will be heading north with the club, snagging the final bullpen spot. Alfredo Aceves and Dan Giese have been optioned to Triple-A Scranton. Brett Tomko was also reassigned to minor league camp.  ...

Jonathan Albaladejo Stats, News, Photos - New York Yankees
sports.espn.go.com 4/20/2009 — 2009 Season Stats SPLITS G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB SO W L SV HLD BLSV WHIP ERA Season 8 0 0 10.1 10 6 6 3 3 4 1 1 0 1 1 1.26 5.23 Career 29 0 0 38.1 32 15 15 5 11 29 2 3 0 4 2 1.12 3.52 Projected 68 0 0 85 85 51 51 26 26 34 9 9 0 9 9 1.26 5.23 Through ...

Tomko Will Close at Triple-A
yanksblog.com 4/8/2009 — Chad Jennings reports that veteran Brett Tomko will take closer duties at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. “Tomko is going to pitch in the closer role right now, and we’ll go from there," pitching coach Scott Aldred said. "We’ll see how it work...

Tomko will close in AAA
yankees.lhblogs.com 4/8/2009 — Our man Chad Jennings has a blog post up about the plans at Scranton. Brett Tomko, who worked as a long reliever in camp, is the closer. Um, OK. Austin Jackson will start out hitting sixth as he breaks into AAA. Angel Berroa is with ...

Albaladejo (calf) & Montero (groin) leave game with injuries
nyyankeesrumors.com 3/2/2009 — Both Jesus Montero and Jonathan Albaladejo left yesterday’s game with an injury. Montero went 1-1 on the game, but he was pulled after suffering a strained right groin. Montero took over behind the plate in the 8th inning, and he attempted to block a wild pitch and his knee got ...

Albaladejo Leaves Game After Being Hit On Foot
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 3/1/2009 — From Bryan Hoch : Yankees right-hander Jonathan Albaladejo left Sunday's Grapefruit League exhibition against the Reds after being struck in the right foot by a batted ball. Albaladejo was working in the bottom of the third inning, when Cincinnati's Jeff Keppinger hit a hard shot up the middle ...

Albaladejo makes Opening Day roster — Major League Baseball News 3/31/2009
The Yankees continued to finalize what will be their Opening Day roster, informing Jonathan Albaladejo that he will be heading to New York. The decision means that the Yankees will not have a dedicated long reliever to begin the season. Alfredo ...

Jonathan Albaladejo Beats Out Brett Tomko for New York Yankees Bullpen Spot — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/31/2009
According to Yankees manger Joe Girardi, Jonathan Albaladejo has earned himself a spot in the bullpen and on the 25-man roster.   Acquired in a trade with the Washington Nationals last offseason for pitching prospect Tyler Clippard, ...

Yankees RHP Albaladejo wins final bullpen spot — SI.com - MLB 3/31/2009
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Jonathan Albaladejo won the competition for the final spot in the New York Yankees' bullpen.

Chamberlain goes 5 1-3 strong innings (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 4/1/2009
This time, Joba Chamberlain stuck around. Chamberlain pitched into the sixth inning Tuesday, a step forward in his development as a starter, and the New York Yankees took advantage of four Cincinnati errors in a 6-3 victory over the Reds, who ...

Can Anyone Stop the New York Yankees? Predicting the 2009 Major League Season — Bleacher Report - MLB 4/1/2009
Let's face it: Trying to predict how a Major League season will break down is like trying to pick all 65 NCAA tournament teams...in November. In fact, the best comparison I can think of is that it's like trying to predict how an episode of Lost  ...