Gothamist: Making the Call: Why Moving Joba is the Right Move

tubbynj

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:09:04 -0500

Clippard was traded in the offseason.

bornbrednewyorker

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:14:40 -0500

Dumb move. You go from the potential of a lights out combo of Joba and Rivera each night to what Farnsworth and Joba every 5 days?

nomnomnom

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:46:39 -0500

I think the success of this move will be determined by one thing - how Joba actually does. If he fails, it was a huge mistake. And if he fails, everything is rosy.

Kevin Walsh

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:29:04 -0500

Do we get the day off? Seriously -- Steve Carlton once had 38 (thirty-eight) complete games in one season, and Seaver and Marichal once hook...ah, competed against each other in a 13-inning classic. I suppose that'll never happen again. www.forgotten-ny.com

Dude69

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:24:14 -0500

I am not a Yankee fan but it's sad that they have already given up on Hughee, Kennedy, and the Yankee Clippard. What the hell is wrong with a rebuilding or transitional season? I won't be surprise if Cashman and H. Steinbrenner trade away Joba for a 1/2 season contract with Clemens.

tubbynj

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:30:44 -0500

I'm a huge yankee fan and joba fan. I hope this move is for the best, but there are a number of good points for this being a bad idea. I'll be at the stadium on Tuesday excited to see history happen. For example, the math issue this post raises as a "good thing" actually isn't. Joba is being capped at 140-150 innings this year to try to avoid injury. That's why he was in the bullpen, to limit his innings but keep him in a useful role. He won't get to double the number of innings as a starter because he will be pulled out for the remainder of 2008. Which could pose to be a huge problem if they make the playoffs. Then if they decide to break THAT rule and let him pitch through the playoffs, it could put him down a slippery slope of injuries and lost potential. I agree that you can't waste talent like that on an 8th inning guy, but he wasn't going to do that for the rest of his career. Making such a drastic change to your roster and the roles your players fill mid-year can be dangerous and potentially bury the team.