The Experts Say Joba's Should be a Starter

Greg C. posted 4/30/2008 from slidingintohome.blogspot.com [flag]

Joel Sherman sat down with several scouts and asked him the most asked question in Yankee-Land today: Should Joba Chamberlain be a starter or remain in the bullpen? Here's some of what they had to say: A LONG-TIME SCOUT WHO SAW TWO SINGLE-A STARTS: . . . The times I saw him, he was an easy-identification No. 1 starter. He was powerful and resilient. He went deep into games and used all ... [link]

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