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Originally Posted by Mr Crunchy
this chamberlain move reeks of panic and is influenced by the steinbergs embarrasment.
the idea of moving him into the starters role is solid in theory but in practice it shouldve been done in march not may.
hopefully he doesnt hurt himself when he attacks farsnworth after ole kyle fucks up a few of his starts...why is this guy still counted on anyways?
he's been a blister on every team he's pitched for and inspite of decent #s the yankees are the only place he's been able to hang his hat for a few years.
this move should help ny long term but in the now it reeks of desperation.
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Not really. I think the point was to have him starting come the end of the yr rather than converting him back to relief when he nears his pitch limit. If their intent was that the playoffs would be in sight, then it is a sound plan. With the yankees playing so poorly, it may not end up mattering at all. It all depends on how they decide to use Joba. If he goes 2 innings every 4 days then up to 3 every then to 4 every 5 or so then it will work. Kinda like how the dodgers did it with Billingsley. Get high end innings out of a great arm at the MLB level. If this were a club hell bent on rebuilding, then this would be done at the AAA level. Since the yankees seem to have a few people tugging in different directions, then I think this needs to be done in the bigs. Regardless, I love the fact that Joba is being transitioned. We'll see how much I love it when they put it into practice. If done right, this would be awesome for our future. But there are plenty of areas to fuck up.