Comments on: Cashman: No Significant Innings Limits On Hughes Or Joba

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:52:31 +0000

I really doubt he throws 180+ IP, yes Joba did pitch 160 innings but he was shortening games to get even those amount of innings in and I think you saw a drop off in effectiveness at the end of the year in the pen (or he just never got going again).

I would see 160-170 IP for Hughes next year but it should be started in the minors so the team can make sure he can pitch full starts at the end of the year unlike Joba last year.

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:04:04 +0000

I would have to think Hughes would be on some innings limit but I imagine with all the BS that happened with the media and Joba over the “Joba Rules” Cashman is going to do everything he can to make sure there are no “Hughes Rules” controversy… Basically I think there will be some limit but no one will know or talk about it outside of the club. Just my hunch though.

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Guess who doesn’t have an innings limit anymore | River Avenue Blues — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:32:04 +0000

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By: Chris H.

Chris H. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:01:05 +0000

You know, I read this and thought maybe Cashman wasn’t saying that there won’t be any “significant innings limits,” instead, he was saying there will be, but they won’t be significant in spring training (so, regardless of their innings limits, they will proceed as full-time starters).

Not sure, though.