Breaking news: Joba to the bullpen

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  Let him get himself together in the bullpen.   Plenty of time for him to get into the rotation.   If he is really that good, it will be sooner than later.

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Penned In
Published 3/19/2008 by Rebecca at This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
Joba Chamberlain to start in bullpen I don't know about you, but I don't find it all that surprising. We have a very strong rotation, if we stay healthy, but our bullpen has a lot of questions outside of Rivera, and, it seems, Traber, and, well, we've learned the har way what happens when you don't have a dependable bullpen. We all know how dominant Joba was in the pen last summer, so we have some idea about what to expect from him this year. So that leaves our starting five as: Wang, Pettitte, Mussina, Hughes and Kennedy. I'm guessing the ...

Girardi: Joba Starts In Pen
Published 3/19/2008 by Bronx Liaison at Bronx Liaison
... Joe Girardi finally declared what we already knew months ago, that Joba Chamberlain will begin the season in the bullpen: ...

Joba In The Pen
Published 3/19/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
... to the rotation this season. The plan remains for him to do it at some point, but not absolutely this year. The long-term plan is still for Chamberlain to be a starter, but there are no guarantees that will happen this year. "I'm not saying this year, but I am saying in the future," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said of Chamberlain starting. Chamberlain said: "I have no preference, whatsoever. ... It's not about Joba Chamberlain, it's about the team."Peter Abraham added this: Girardi did not define Chamberlain’s role in the ...

Joba to begin in bullpen
Published 3/19/2008 by Andrew Fletcher at Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
According to Peter Abraham, Joba Chamberlain will begin the season in the bullpen. [Joe Girardi] left open the possibility that Chamberlain will move into the rotation later this season. “His future will be as a starter,” Girardi said. Chamberlain will pitch in relief against Toronto tomorrow and again on Saturday. Ian Kennedy will start against the Blue Jays, a sign that he has nailed down the No. 5 starter job. Girardi did not define Chamberlain’s role in the bullpen other than to say that he will be used in the ...

Confirmed: Joba Will Start In 'Pen
Published 3/19/2008 by Mark M. at The Bronx Stop
From Pete Abraham and his LoHud Yankees Blog: Joe Girardi said just a few minutes ago that RHP Joba Chamberlain would open the season in the bullpen. He left open the possibility that Chamberlain will move into the rotation later this season. “His future will be as a starter,” Girardi said. Chamberlain will pitch in relief against Toronto tomorrow and again on Saturday. Ian Kennedy will start against the Blue Jays, a sign that he has nailed down the No. 5 starter job. Girardi did not define Chamberlain’s role in the bullpen other ...

LoHud: Abraham: Joba to the bullpen
Published 3/19/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
LoHud: Abraham: Joba to the bullpen And Mussina to the showers...early and often. Joe Girardi said just a few minutes ago that RHP Joba Chamberlain would open the season in the bullpen. He left open the possibility that Chamberlain will move into the rotation later this season. “His future will be as a starter,” Girardi said. ...Girardi did not define Chamberlain’s role in the bullpen other than to say that he will be used in the “back end of games.” There will be no Joba Rules. Chamberlain can be used for multiple innings and on consecutive days. “It will be common ...

OFFICIAL: JOBA TO THE PEN
Published 3/19/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
Peter Abraham has confirmed through Joe Girardi that Joba Chamberian will indeed begin the season in the Yankees bullpen: Joe Girardi said just a few minutes ago that RHP Joba Chamberlain would open the season in the bullpen. He left open the possibility that Chamberlain will move into the rotation later this season. “His future will be as a starter,” Girardi said. Chamberlain will pitch in relief against Toronto tomorrow and again on Saturday. Ian Kennedy will start against the Blue Jays, a sign that he has nailed down the No. 5 ...

Breaking News: Joba in the bullpen
Published 3/19/2008 by Ed Valentine at Bugs & Cranks
Peter Abraham of the Journal News just broke the news that Joba Chamberlain will start the season in the New York Yankees’ bullpen. It is, in reality, the only move that makes sense. The move, which had seemed likely, solves a myriad of issues for the Yankees. First, it allows Ian Kennedy to make the squad as the fifth starter. Second, for however long the Yankees leave Chamberlain in the ‘pen, it solidifies their late-game bullpen and makes them a better team. Third, it solves the dilemma of how the Yankees are going to manage the innings of their trio of prized young pitchers, ...

It’s Official: Joba to Begin Year in the Bullpen
Published 3/19/2008 by Mr. Fleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... Well, we knew this was coming, but it has been made official. In an effort to limit Joba Chamberlain’s innings this year as well as bolster the Yankees’ bullpen, manager Joe Girardi confirmed that Chamberlain will begin the year in the bullpen for the Yanks, as per The LoHud Yankees Blog. The “tentative” plan could be to pitch him in the pen for the first half of the year, and depending on the status of the starting pitching rotation come July or August, he could be slotted into the rotation. Mike Mussina and Ian Kennedy are currently slated into the ...

NY Scoreboard 3/19
Published 3/20/2008 by NYteamsWin at Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com
... Good news was the offense was on including the minor leaguers. Bad news Hughes got rocked for 7 runs 6 earned in 4 innings. It is now official Joba Chamberlain will pitch in the bullpen. ...