Comments on: Start Joba AND Hughes in 2010 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19387 A Digest of New York Baseball: We talk Mets, Yankees, and Minor League News, Opinion, Rumors, and Analysis Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dldojan http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19387&cpage=1#comment-24226 dldojan Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:24:35 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19387#comment-24226 I couldn't agree with you more. The yanks bullpen had matured to the point where they don't need either one in the pen, so leave one to pitch in SWB and let the other take their turn in the rotation. This not only allows them to build up innings and mature as starters, but also add depth to the rotation. We'll have to see how spring training goes, but I would think that Joba would be the 5th starter. He spent most of last year in that role, and the Joba Rules are now a thing of the past. Let Hughes build up his innings at AAA. And if anyone pulls a Wang or a Pavano this year, Hughes will be ready to step right in. If not, he can make some spot starts and be ready to join the rotation next year. I couldn’t agree with you more. The yanks bullpen had matured to the point where they don’t need either one in the pen, so leave one to pitch in SWB and let the other take their turn in the rotation. This not only allows them to build up innings and mature as starters, but also add depth to the rotation.

We’ll have to see how spring training goes, but I would think that Joba would be the 5th starter. He spent most of last year in that role, and the Joba Rules are now a thing of the past. Let Hughes build up his innings at AAA. And if anyone pulls a Wang or a Pavano this year, Hughes will be ready to step right in. If not, he can make some spot starts and be ready to join the rotation next year.

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