I totally get the anti-Joba stuff out there. We all want to see “2007 Joba” again. However, I think we’re all fairly well adjusted to the fact that the 2007 Joba, fire-breathing, saliva-spraying demon ain’t coming back. Injury, misuse, whatever. But what I don’t quite understand is why so many of us are willing (eager?) to send a 25 year old away for the nearest bag of baseballs is beyond me. Case in point:
There will be no important jobs waiting for him. If he isn’t traded, Chamberlain will enter spring training as a member of the bullpen with a chance to be the eighth-inning guy, but with no guarantees.
OK, Joba might not be the heir apparent to Mo anymore. That’s fine. Can’t he just be a useful piece of the team and we can put the 2007 season further in our rearview mirrors? His numbers this year weren’t great, but they were better than most of the MSM (and hypercrazy fanboys) would like you to believe:
| Split | G | tOPS+ | sOPS+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 39 | 2.86 | .282 | .341 | .389 | .731 | .370 | 112 | 100 |
| 2nd Half | 34 | 4.63 | .220 | .270 | .379 | .648 | .275 | 86 | 79 |
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This is a guy who had a great deal of “bad luck” as evidenced by the high BABiP in the first half and was saved by some good luck in the second half. Whether you believe in luck as an outcome or as something self-generated, the guy did put up a GREAT 4.63 K:BB ratio in the second half… and a 2.86 ratio in the first half is pretty darned good, too. So why is everyone ready to ship this guy out?
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