The Yankees will use Joba Chamberlain as their No. 5 starter from the start of the season. There are no plans to pitch him out of the bullpen. “That is why bringing Andy (Pettitte) back was so important,” Cashman said.OK? No more discussions, no more debates. This is where he will be, deal with it. By the way, that's not necessarily directed at you fans, but more to the NY media who continually try to force the idea of Joba in the pen to their readers.
Having Chamberlain as the No. 5 will allow the Yankees to easily skip his turn on occasion, thus controlling his innings.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Joba is a Starter, End of Story
From Peter Abraham:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 Comments:
I still think he should be the 8th inning guy and then when Mo retires become the closer, But if they are going to make him starter, Do it now and get his arm and body conditioned
to be a starter.
If he doesn't succeed, or can't stay healthy as a starter they can always move him back to the pen. But until then they should give him every opportunity to become the ace that he can be.
If he's a Cy Young award winner in a few years everyone will be happy they kept him in the rotation.
Finally! I just finished writing the first chapter of my book!
I think he should be in the pen too, but he will be a great starter too, so I'll deal with that.
Fair enough, as I said, let him get a chance to become an ace, if he can't be a great starter, then he'll be a great reliever. It's a win-win situation.
Post a Comment