Yankees unconventional pitching plan

The Yankees announced the inevitable today, Joba Chamberlain will go back to the bullpen. The New York Post is reporting that Chamberlain will spend the first two months in the pen while an army of hopefuls audition for his job. Once a diamond in the rough is discovered Joba will go to the minors in June to stretch out and be put in the rotation. The team is in transition, expect the unexpected. Keep an open mind and a sense of humor and it will be interesting.

The Yanks are making this move because Chamberlain isn't seasoned enough to be a top of the rotation starter and the bullpen is in it's traditional disarray mode. This buys time for a pitching staff in flux. It's noteworthy that an unconventional approach is being used and announced in a timely, organized fashion--Girardi's influence may be showing up early.

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