Minors: Is Kunz the Next Joba
According to John Harper in the Daily News, every team is now looking for the next Joba Chamberlain.
…oh no…don’t do it…please…please don’t do it…
In Harper’s words, a Joba is basically defined as, “A young pitcher who went from A ball to a dominant major-league reliever in his first pro season.”
…i’m telling you, don’t do it…i know you want to…but, don’t…
In the report, Harper writes…
“The Mets believe they have such a candidate in 6-foot-5 reliever Eddie Kunz, the closer for two-time NCAA champion Oregon State whom they drafted last June. As Kunz himself said Tuesday, ‘The coaches here have been telling me they want to put me on that Joba Chamberlain trail.’…Actually, the Mets coaches also include Joe Smith in such conversations.”
…great, and now you’ve done it…they just couldn’t help it…
…how about letting joba be joba, and letting Eddie Kunz be Eddie Kunz…no comparisons…no fancy nicknames, like Generation K, etc…just let the kid develop and pitch…
…in fairness, harper’s column is very exciting, and has me hopeful that kunz can be the type of pitcher who one day may replace Billy Wagner as the team’s closer…and that’s exactly the point…i really, really don’t want to get my hopes up, when it comes to prospects…i think he’ll be good…i want him to be good…but, please, don’t tell me he’ll be good, before he is actually good…
