Yankees manager Joe Girardi was optimistic Saturday that injured right-hander Joba Chamberlain could be back soon, but a timetable still hasn't been set.
Chamberlain is on the 15-day disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. He threw for the first time Friday, making 25 tosses from about 65 feet, and threw a few more before the Yankees played the Kansas City Royals on Saturday."It was better than yesterday," Chamberlain said. "Just a few more throws, but I got looser quicker."
Chamberlain, who is 4-3 with a 2.63 ERA in 32 games, 12 starts, plans to take Sunday off before throwing again on Monday, when the Yankees have an off day before starting a six-game trip to Toronto and Baltimore.
"We don't want to rush this young man," Girardi said. "If you don't have him healthy, it doesn't do any good to put him out there."
I know it's only two days of very brief throwing, but it's good to hear that everything feels fine for Joba so far. Like Girardi said, making sure he's healthy is the most important thing.
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If the Yankees don't get within serious contention of a WC spot within the next couple weeks, I'd shut him down for the rest of the year. No point in risking his future on a lost cause.
Now, if he's 100% fine, and the Yankees are in it, then I could see him coming back.
Yea, I think that's what the Yankees are going to do - take it slow for a few weeks, see how he and the team are doing, and then make a decision. And if he's not 100% they will shut him down, as they should.
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