Tired of waiting
by JoeFor Joba to become a legitimate starter. Well, I believe it ain’t gonna happen. He’s got good stuff. Although, I don’t know where his 96mph fastball went. What he doen’t have is smarts. He’s too dumb to be a starter. He is probably smart enough to be a reliever. With 2 strikess, everyone in the ballpark knows he’s going to throw a slider. And when he can’t get the slider over, he has no clue what to do. Put him in the bullpen and give Hughes his spot.
2 comments June 18 2009 7:52 pm | Joe | Discussion |
A starting pitcher in baseball doesn’t need to be as smart as a NFL quarterback, but Joba is way under baseline. He should be fined every time he brushes off the catcher’s signs until he can prove he knows how to manage a pitching strategy. And 98 mph fastballs are not something that get rediscovered because you left them in your other pair of pants, that’s gone for good.
Its a shame about Joba. He has great stuff, but I believe he was rushed up from the minors too quickly. And then add the crazy bullpen to starter to bullpen to starter….his head might be messed up now. I think he needs a good 1/2 year to year in the minors. I also believe he should be converted into a full time reliever now considering your rotation contracts, and that is what he is proven best at, at least at the MLB level:
(might be wrong on these)
CC -7 years
AJ- 5 years
Wang- Arbitration?
Phil Hughes- Arbitration — more suited for starters role and seems to be pitching ok.
Even though Wang has struggled, he seems to be coming around. I believe you have 4 capable starters you need to stick with. You have Pettite to be the 3rd/4th/5th starter until he retires. You also need a capable sixth starter from either a cheap trade or free agent(mark mulder?)
Your hitting is good, not great, but good enough to win. I think your team is in ok shape, but needs some reorganization to be at top form.
Go Sox.