Joba's Injury is a Lesson Learned.

Maybe it's just a coincidence that Joba Chamberlain was recently placed on the DL due to right shoulder tendinitis ? maybe this was simply a foregone conclusion. The fact of the matter is the Yankees ownership wanted the fireballer to be a starting pitcher, so they quickly tried to groom the reliever to try to handle a starting pitchers workload. The Steinbrenners raised eyebrows as many felt Joba's best role was the setup man in New York. We now know Joba's rush to the starting rotation was a foreshadowing of what was to come ? a visit to Dr. James Andrews. Anybody in baseball knows that visiting with Dr. Andrews raises much concern for a pitchers future. [...]