The Yankees as the Mets did today avoided arbitration with one of their relief pitchers with Joba Chamerlain agreeing to a $1.875M/1yr contract. Joba this year will most likely be the Yankees’ seventh inning man after losing Soriano in free agency to Washington. Alex Rodriguez had successful surgery this week and was found to have very minimal cartilage damage in his hip. The projected recovery time for A-Rod’s hip injury is six months, aiming a return to the majors after the All-Star break.
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