| Your Source For Yankee News
Friday November 22nd 2024

Categories

Joba Chamberlain: Five Reasons the New York Yankees Reliever Should Be Starting

most accounts, the New York Yankees have mishandled Joba Chamberlain during his first four years in pinstripes. It's about time they make up for it.

When Chamberlain broke into the bigs as a reliever in late 2007, he immediately dominated headlines and opposing hitters alike.

In fact, he was so good in his role out of the bullpen—2-0, 0.38 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 34 strikeouts and only 12 hits in 24 innings—everyone, from fans to the media to Yankees management, became so caught up in this shiny new toy and seemed to forget that the hard-throwing righty wasn't actually supposed to be a reliever at all.

Now, more than three years later, it seems silly—even flat-out wrong—to think of Chamberlain as a starting pitcher, doesn't ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


Leave a Reply