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Yankees Have No Plans to Pitch Joba Out of the Pen

Kevin Rozell
Feb 9, 2009

Pete Abraham spoke with Cashman about some non-A-Rodย related newsย and found out two interesting things. First, the Yankees have no plans to placeย Joba in the bullpen. Sounds good to me. The idea that he doesnโ€™t have the stuff to be a starter is complete nonsense. He can pick either role, and Iโ€™m sure he would be successful in both situations.

Cashman also said that he likes the idea of having both Nady and Swisher on the roster. They definitely give Girardi a lot of options. I want both to stay with the team as well. If I had to pick one of them to go, it would be Swisher, but thatโ€™s beside the point. Right now, both are on the Yankees roster going into Spring Training.

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The Yankees will use Joba Chamberlain as their No. 5 starter from the start of the season. There are no plans to pitch him out of the bullpen. โ€œThat is why bringing Andy (Pettitte) back was so important,โ€ Cashman said. Having Chamberlain as the No. 5 will allow the Yankees to easily skip his turn on occasion, thus controlling his innings.

Cashman said he โ€œabsolutelyโ€ likes the idea of keeping Xavier Nady and Nick Swisher on the roster. While a trade is possible, there is value in roster flexibility. โ€œNady can cover us in left and right. Swisher can play first, left, right and center in an emergency. It gives our manager a lot of choices,โ€ Cashman said.

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