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Joba Chamberlain: With Soriano in New York Yankees ‘Pen, Should He Start Again?

that the Yankees have finally made a big move this offseason, adding reliever Rafael Soriano as the main setup man for closer Mariano Rivera with a three-year, $35 million deal, it takes some of the focus off of the weak starting rotation.

The addition of Soriano gives the Yankees one of the best bullpens in baseball, and does actually help their starting rotation. With the addition of a lock down eighth inning pitcher like Soriano, the games essentially become seven innings long. When you take relievers David Robertson and Pedro Feliciano into account, Yankee starters can really afford to pitch just six quality innings to secure a win.

Right now, the Yankees starting rotation consists of CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes, A.J. Burnett and most likely, ...

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