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River Ave. Blues » Hughes or Joba?

Hughes or Joba?

July 17, 2007 by Mike Axisa 7 Comments

Notes on a good Yankee win
Fat guy in a little coat...fat guy in a little coat...

This is a couple of days old, so you may have seen it already. My bad for missing it.

Anywho, John Sickels asks a pretty interesting question over at his blog:

True or False:

Joba Chamberlain will win more major league games in his career than Phil Hughes. Discuss.

I recommend checking out the discussion in the comments, there’s some good stuff there.

As for me, I say FALSE because, well, Hughes is the better pitcher. His control is better, his command is better, his secondary stuff is better, he’s been healthier (Phil’s had some pretty fluky injuries), and I like his delivery better. Hughes has a chance to have one of those “15+ wins a year for 15 straight years” kind of runs. That said, Joba’s got a chance to do some serious damage, like 250+ K in a year.

Long story short, I think Hughes has a longer career with more wins, while Joba has a greater peak with more “holy crap” moments. Â

Notes on a good Yankee win
Fat guy in a little coat...fat guy in a little coat...

Filed Under: Minors Tagged With: Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes

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