Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Posada is way off

It seems that Jorge Posada may be gunning for Brian Cashman's job this off-season. Apparently Posada decided to voice his opinion about Joba as a starter or a reliever while he was taping his episode of Centerstage with Michael Kay. Posada is very much against Joba as a starter and feels he should be wasted in the bullpen.

I read this story yesterday and my reaction was roughly the same as Joba Chamberlain's. Shut up Jorge. Joba has always been a starter. He flew through the minors as a starter and he embarrassed teams, including the Red Sox back in July, as a starter.

To relegate him to only 75 innings a year is a travesty and a huge waste of talent. His body type is perfect for starting and I don't understand what Posada's logic was in saying that his body is not one of a starter. I'm sure that he thinks Brandon Webb should be in the D-Backs bullpen considering he and Joba are listed at the exact same height and weight.

Anybody who doesn't think Joba should be a starter should just read his box score from that July 25 game against the Sox and Josh Beckett. That is the Joba Chamberlain that the Yankees envisioned as a the ace to combat the likes of Beckett, Halladay or Kazmir in the AL East.

I respect Posada a lot for his talent as a catcher and his leadership on the field and in the clubhouse but he needs to keep his opinions on player development to himself and not try to mess with something that works.

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