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| 17th March, 2009 - 10:16 am | New York Daily News - Many have debated whether Joba Chamberlain belongs in the bullpen or the starting rotation, but the Yankees have already made their decision.
He'll begin the season as a starter.
"I understand that (other) side of the argument," pitching coach Dave Eiland said. "There's no denying what he did out of the pen. Could we put him back there right now and have him do the same thing? Sure. But power guys don't come around that often with the four pitches that he has. When they do, they're in a rotation somewhere - usually in the top three spots."
According to sources close to the team, Joba will be limited to around 150 innings in 2009, which could mean he'll switch to the bullpen towards the end of the season if he remains healthy. Either that, or the Yankees will skip his turn in the rotation when the schedule allows.
"We don't know if (the innings limit) is going to be a huge deal this year, but it could be. Then it would really hurt us," manager Joe Girardi said. "We need to build him up to where there are no limitations after this year."
"We've got to have him get his innings in or we'll be right back in the same boat we're in this year," Eiland said. "His health is going to dictate a lot of that." [READ] |
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