tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post106442627482069514..comments2024-01-17T14:15:06.388-05:00Comments on Jorge Says No!: The Great Joba DebateJorge Says No!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04358737179481087781noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post-21905623743182402612009-01-30T20:44:00.000-05:002009-01-30T20:44:00.000-05:00I have two issues with this blog. First you're sug...I have two issues with this blog. First you're suggesting that AJ Burnett who's best season was 18 wins last year, should be slotted ahead of Wang who had back to back 19 win seasons in his first two full seasons in the majors and would have had a similar total last year.<BR/>Second Joba is a starter, he started twelve games last year with an ERA just above 2. With a full spring training as a starter he should be able to handle the load better than he did last year. Even if he's injury prone he's more valuable as a starter, if he only starts 20 games he'll pitch twice as many innings as he would as a reliever. And if he struggles he can always move back to the pen, the way Paplebon did with the Sox.<BR/>Burnett is injury prone, Andy is aging, Joba is unproven for a full season, we need Hughes, Aceves, and the other young guys to fill in when needed, not try to fill out the rotation. I'd rather see us take a waiver on Eric Gagne or Tom Gordon to help the bullpen and hope Humberto Sanchez and Andrew Brackman are ready to contribute at the end of the season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post-22654057544319615742009-01-27T14:16:00.000-05:002009-01-27T14:16:00.000-05:00theMarksmith: If the Yankees still want to limit J...theMarksmith: If the Yankees still want to limit Joba, then your 100% correct, he should be in the bullpen. I doubt the Yanks will be able to get 150-200 innings from him this season, which is why the pen still makes sense. For whatever reason, I still get the feeling that Yankees will use some sort of kid gloves with Chamberlain, which is rather unfortunate. <BR/><BR/>thanks for the comment.Jorge Says No!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04358737179481087781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1153099884472898149.post-10652106392285344292009-01-27T12:50:00.000-05:002009-01-27T12:50:00.000-05:00I agree he should be moved to the bullpen, but I w...I agree he should be moved to the bullpen, but I wouldn't limit him. I'd try to make him more of an old-school reliever. Get 100-120 innings from him. One out and a man on second with a one run lead in the seventh -- Joba Time. He's more valuable as a starter than a set-up guy even if he only throws 150 innings, but he becomes more valuable as a reliever when you add more high-leverage innings.tHeMARksMiThhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445834941960575715noreply@blogger.com