I’ve been reading all about Hank Steinbrenner’s outbust that Joba Chamberlain should be a starting pitcher right now and Brian Cashman’s response. All it has me thinking is that I’m glad the Sox aren’t toying around with Clay Bucholz.
Crundy and I actually disagree on this. Crundy thinks Bucholz should be a bullpen setup guy if there’s not a role for him in the starting rotations (for example,if Schill wasn’t injured). My opinion is that Clay Bucholz is in the Red Sox system and currently on their 25 man roster because he is a starting pitcher and not as a set up man.
Clay Bucholz’s future on the Red Sox is as a starting pitcher. Joba Chamberlain’s future with the Yankees is also probably as a starting pitcher. Yet one guy (Clay) keeps getting ball every 5 days and making a start….whether that start is in the majors or in Triple A doesn’t matter. Every 5 days he gets to continue to evolve as a starting pitcher. As for Joba, he’s getting pulled in different directions by his team’s owner, his manger and general manager. All the while, not being given the opportunity to shine in what his long term role will be. Joba may be helping his team more today as a reliever, but at the same time his growth as a staring pitcher is being stifled.
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So you think Jaba should be in the minors starting games rather than pitching lights out 8th innings in the majors? That doesn’t make a heck of a lot of sense to me.
Picture this, Rivera throws his arm off and Joba is in the starting rotation…now what? Farnsworth? Notgonnadoit..Wouldn’t be prudent..at..this..juncture…
The real rub, in my opinion, is that I think Cashman believes Jaba will be the Yankees closer but is appeasing him, the greatest closer ever, and his boss. I think Cashman is playing it close to the vest and is thinking of Jaba as a great 8th inning pitcher who will become the closer as soon as Rivera gets old, hurt, or retires…which could be soon, especially if the Yankees become a .500 team this year, which isn’t unfathomable, as they say. And hey…wait a minute…isn’t that how Rivera became Rivera? Talk about following his own model for success!
No, Joba shouldn’t be in the minors. he should be in the starting rotation now. mussina is done. kennedy isnt ready. thats where he is needed, now.
and you cant manage for the worst case scenario happening. like rivera blowing out his arm.
as for bucholz. he should also be in the starting rotation. for good.