Joba Chamberlain News: Yankees manager Joe Girardi is hopeful Chamberlain (oblique) can return from the DL when eligible Monday, the Star-Ledger reports.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi is hopeful Chamberlain (oblique) can return from the DL when eligible Monday, the Star-Ledger reports.

Nothing's definite, but with Chamberlain yet to throw from a mound, a return Monday seems a bit optimistic. According to Girardi, the right-hander "says he feels much better," but the Yankees skipper also acknowledged the team won't really know where Chamberlain stands until he gets on a mound.