New York Yankees’ Joba Chamberlain to raise fitness for Spring Training – MLB News
Although it seems that the New York Yankees’ pitcher Joba Chamberlain seems to have gained some weight, he has reassured the team that he will be a match fitness for Spring Training.
Although the club does not seem that seriously worried about Chamberlain’s weight, they are looking at the long grueling regular season. The Yankees will be hoping that Chamberlain is healthy before the start of the season.
Chamberlain said, "Obviously, I added muscle. That just comes from being a man, too. I'm 25 now, not 21. That's part of it, and it's not a huge difference. Physically, I feel so much better."
Joba is tremendous pitcher with immense talent to support the Yankees this season. The team will be hoping that his arm is fit for pitching and any extra weight that he may have added during the offseason will be a plus for his performance.
Yankees’ manager Joe Girardi while commenting on Chamberlain said, "I thought he looked a lot like he did last year. I think his hairstyle being different is the one thing I noticed first. Joba is a big, barrel-chested guy anyway. He's always going to look
big."
The Yankees will be watching Chamberlain and the other pitchers during the spring workout sessions. The team understands the importance of the workout sessions to finalise rotations and line-ups for the regular season. The Yankees are one of the highest
rated and most respected teams in the Major League Baseball. This is due to their professional approach to training and carefully understanding and studying each player’s strengths and potential weakness. The team knows that they have to get their rotation
and line-up perfect, as other top tier teams are always looking to take on the Yankees full force.
As Spring Training begins, the Yankees will be looking to put in perfect performance as a show of force for the other teams that are always watching what they are doing. It will be interesting to see how the Yankees contend during the regular season against
some of the other top teams. The Yankees have one of the best rotations in the league and they are not afraid to use their top players to win games.
The team understands the importance of having their line-up at full strength for the beginning of the regular season as a good start is sometimes all that is needed to build confidence and some winning momentum in the club. The fans will be looking forward
to seeing the Yankees on the field playing against other exciting teams during the spring session. Only time will tell how well the Yankees start their regular season campaign.
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