Comments on: Tired of waiting http://www.yankeeroundtable.com/2009/06/18/tired-of-waiting/ "This place is dead anyway." Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:18:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marc Epstein http://www.yankeeroundtable.com/2009/06/18/tired-of-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-40124 Marc Epstein Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:05:46 +0000 http://www.yankeeroundtable.com/?p=5357#comment-40124 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. 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.

]]> By: john s http://www.yankeeroundtable.com/2009/06/18/tired-of-waiting/comment-page-1/#comment-40091 john s Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:04:17 +0000 http://www.yankeeroundtable.com/?p=5357#comment-40091 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. 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.

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