Yankees RHP Chein-Ming Wang took his first bullpen session of the year Tuesday as he rehabilitating from the foot injury he recieved while runing the bases in a June inter-league game in Houston. Wang also had many bullpen sessions in October but this was probably the most successful one as Wang threw 27 pitches before calling it in. Yankees pitching coach, Dave Eliand said: "He's full go for spring training. He felt strong. He really looked good. A good day for him." This comes as a good news as Wang, a 19-game winner in 2006 and 2007, really could've helped the club last season. Wang also played long-toss with fellow-rotation member, Joba Chamberlain. A rotation that has been much improved due to the signings of CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett and the permanent addition of Joba Chamberlain. However, those moves have also caused Wang to be over-looked. With him most likely receiving the 3rd spot in the rotation, Wang won't have all the pressure he had as the Yankees' ace and thus will be more likely to succeed. In other injury-news, longtime Yankee catcher, Jorge Posada, made 140 throws on Monday and plans to throw even harder on Wednesday. He won't catch a spring training game until somewhere around March 8th, but expects to be ready and willing for Opening Day.
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