THE JOBA, PINEDA & AARDSMA FILES

With all the hotness going on in Yankeeland, people tend to forget that there is plenty going on with rehabs for some of the Yankees pitching.  A lot of news has come out in the past 24 hours that you need to know about. Check it out:

Joba Chamberlain:  As we all know, Joba swore he'd be back on a mound in July and back around June 8th, he was on a mound throwing a 25 pitch bullpen session, read HERE.  Now, according to Jon Lane HERE, Joba could be on a mound facing live hitters for the first time next Tuesday. And it's been reported by Joba himself that he expects to be back after the All-Star break.  One could hope. That's damn exciting considering all the hysteria surrounding Joba and his dislocated ankle earlier this year. I guess the big question would be....who would Joba replace once he comes back? Anyway, you have to be happy about that. 

Michael Pineda: According to Lohud's Chad Jennings, doctors have informed Pineda that he can start throwing in September.  Read that HERE. Don't forget, he had his surgery on May 1st to repair his labrum.  Bryan Hoch of MLB.com also tweeted that Pineda is no longer...chubby, if you will.  Read Hoch HERE. Girardi said of Pineda: “Everything is going great. It’s good to see him not in a sling and walking around freely. He’ll go back to Tampa and just continue with his rehab. I’m not sure exactly what he’s doing. It’s a long process.”  Pineda said simply: “I’m feeling great right now. I’m feeling much better.” Hey, that's all good news and I hope to see Pineda at next year's spring training. 

 David Aardsma:  Many are rooting hard for  David Aardsma's return to the bigs.  We are continually writing about Aardsma every time the guy tweets about his progress and it’s going to be exciting to see this guy come back. Luckily it looks like he’s one step closer. 

I have been a fan of Aardsma since the San Francisco Giants.  I always liked what the guy offered and I was mildly excited when the Yankees signed him in the off season.   Why mildly? Because it's always risky when you sign already hurt guys.

(In Photo: Jon Lieber)

Don’t get me wrong, it was like that for me when Jon Lieber signing a few years back.  You sign a guy who’s hurt, he’s part of your club rehabbing and you just hope you got a good pitcher in the end.  Lieber worked out for a bit, but sometimes it doesn’t work out.  Luckily, yesterday it was reported that Aardsma’s first rehab start was a success, read HERE. 

Aardsma pitch 1 scoreless inning for Rookie GCL and struck out 2 and walked 1. He will pitch again for  them on Saturday.  So the throwing has begun and that is a good thing.  You know, it is entirely possible that we’ll see this guy this season, down the stretch, I mean, you never know.

If any other news develops, we will bring it to you.  For now though... Go Yankees!

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