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Robertson: The Next Yankees Closer?


By Mike Silva ~ March 19th, 2010. Filed under: Mike Silva, New York Yankees.

David Robertson.

Gary Armida of Full Count Pitch made this statement on Yakcy last night:

David Robertson is turning in to the Yankees best reliever. He’s better than Joba, Hughes, whoever else.

And followed it up with:

D-Rob closing=best case scenario for Yanks. Joba and Hughes in rotation in 2011

Everyone talks about Joba Chamberlain as the “heir apparent” but Robertson should be just as much in the conversation. If he qualified his 12.98 K/9 would be second to only Jonathan Broxton last season. The one thing he needs to work on is his command, but that hasn’t stopped K-Rod (4.1 BB/9) from carving out a great career as a closer.

The 2006 draft is going to turn out to be so important for the Yankees. This has been said and written by others many times before but it yielded:

Ian Kennedy (now Curtis Granderson)

Joba Chamberlain

Zach McAllister

Mark Melancon

Kevin Russo

Other names include Colin Curtis, George Kontos, and Dellin Betances.

Look, no one will ever replace Mariano Rivera. There is also no indication he is ready to retire or hang it up. At some point, unless he isn’t human, there will be a need for someone else to take the reins. Even if he is still around perhaps a break would be necessary from time to time. If you want him to pitch two innings every postseason you might need to pace him during the regular season.

Robertson gets overlooked in the conversation, but a pitcher that can miss bats like him certainly should have a bright future.



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