Yankees Manager Joe Girardi said he had Joba Chamberlain’s future starts mapped out, but there was one person he did not bother to share this information with — Chamberlain.As for the plan itself all Girardi said was “There are going to be times where he is going to be on five days and there’s other times that he might get a little extra rest."
Girardi said before Tuesday’s game against Toronto that he only notified Chamberlain when his next start would be. Beyond that, Chamberlain would have to wait to hear.
“He is not completely aware of exactly how we’re going to do it because the one thing that I don’t want him worrying about is his next start,” Girardi said. “I want him just to worry about this start.”
Only after Chamberlain completes a start will Girardi tell him when his next one will be.
I find it a little odd that Joba isn't being told everything here, you'd think he'd like to know.
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ugh I hate this whole Joba innings limit shit. It's one of the few things about this team that worries me.
“He is not completely aware of exactly how we’re going to do it because the one thing that I don’t want him worrying about is his next start,” Girardi said. “I want him just to worry about this start.”
I don't know about Joba, but if I don't know when my next start is going to be, I think its something I would find myself worrying about. Joe's logic doesn't make sense to me.
But just in terms of the whole innings limit, I'm sick and tired of it. When are they just gonna let the guy pitch?
I just hope Joba hits his innings limit this year. Because than next year his innings limit will be 180-190 so he will make all his starts.
But this is going to effect him. He is never going to be in a normal routine. Pitching 1 game on 4 days rest and then pitching the next game on 9 days rest is going to be very difficult.
If the yanks are going to do this they are going to need to call up another pitcher. You are throwing Mitre and Gaudin back to back. And you will be 1 pitcher short (Joba). You need to send down Pena and bring back up Melancon.
Joba knows when his NEXT start will be, and that's all he has to focus on. The kid is sometimes a little flaky, and part of that is that he's still young. We forget he's not a veteran sometimes, and that right now decisions are best made FOR him, not BY him.
Anyway, I don't see there being any need to tell Joba exactly what they're planning. I think part of the reason they're not telling him is that the plan may very well be something that changes a lot, and they don't want to have to keep telling him once a week "oh NOW here's what we're going to do" and things like that. By simply letting Joba know that they're going to try and get him extra days of rest here and there, they can leave it at that.
Why, however, they haven't just said all along that they're just going to try and get him extra days of rest, I don't know. Pretend like there isn't a specific plan, just tell the media and everyone else that you're going to give him extra days where possible.
Either way it's not a big deal. Joba is very young, and they don't want the injuries and stuff that has plagued a lot of young pitchers in recent history (Kazmir, Wood, Prior) to happen to him, too. Whether or not he knows exactly what their "plan" is right now doesn't really make a difference. The only thoughts in Joba's head should be preparing for his next start, and going out there and executing his plan. Not cluttering his head with anything other than focusing on that very specific task. They know Joba better than we do when it comes to how his mind works.
Very strange that they wouldn't tell him. Maybe they don't trust him to not leak it out to the media.
Just read that his next start has been pushed back to 8/19. He will be moved around for the rest of the season with various times between starts, but come playoffs he will have no cap on his innings. I think this is good news unless ofcourse our division lead starts to dwindle.
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