I've been working on a post for a couple of days now, trying to outline how the Yankees could keep Joba in the rotation for the rest of the season and stay within his 150ish innings cap.
I'd given it up as impossible because it would require pulling him from the rotation and using a spot starter 3 or 4 times and involve letting Mitre (or whomever winds up fifth starter) pitch some critical games down the stretch.
Now comes word via the Sports Jerk, that Joba will finish the season in the rotation (I've searched for confirmation but not found it yet).
Is there a way to do it without abandoning the innings cap? Assume Joba gets 8 more starts, can you figure out a way for him to finish the season in the rotation?
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