Cashman on Joba "rules"

This team if screwed if Sabathia, Burnett, or Pettite go down with any substantial injury.

we need to get a starter off waivers. i just dont trust mitre down the stretch. if we dont sabathia is going to have to do 3 day starts

I’ve been operating under the assumption that the innings limit is closer to 170, but even at that number, I don’t see how Joba can start all year and still make 3-4 starts (God willing) in the post-season. Perhaps if they have a playoff spot wrapped up by early September and skip over him once and/or limit him to 4-5 innings in his last few starts they’d be close, but I really don’t see how this is going to work.

You can’t go to war with 1 hand tied behind your back that’s what the joba rules are the equivalent of i’m glad to hear that Cashman said that

aren’t innings limit a little misconceiving? especially when joba ends up throwing like 30 pitches in a struggling inning? at the end of year, his innings might not look so high, but his total pitch count would tell a different story.