John, that’s a good argument. I was a strong proponent of making Joba a starter. But now after 9 starts, he is merely an ordinary starter yet he was an outstanding reliever. I’m not sure we should give up yet, but a couple of more starts where he gives up 4 runs and can’t make [...]
0 comments May 27 2009 | Joe | Discussion
The door is wide open for moving Joba to the bullpen…where he belongs.
Joba has started nine games this season. He completed 7 innings only once, 6 innings only three times, and threw under 5 innings in three other starts. He isn’t going deep enough into games to justify keeping him in the rotation when he can [...]
0 comments May 27 2009 | John B | Discussion
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