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Joba Chamberlain: Why 2012 Is Make or Break

week, the New York Yankees avoided arbitration with relievers David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain. If there is any year for Chamberlain to prove his value at the back end of the bullpen, 2012 is his last chance. 

He missed the majority of the 2011 campaign due to an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. Before he was put on the disabled list, the Yankees would never know which reliever would come out of the bullpen. There would be very few appearances made by the ace reliever seen when he first came into the majors and other times games would quickly turn around in favor of the opposition.

Consistency is the key for Chamberlain and should be at the heart of his focus entering spring training. When the "Joba rules" were put in order ...

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