Joba back to starting?

Seems so, according to Kat O'Brien. What I think the Yanks will (and should) do is use a 5.5-man rotation using Joba and Hughes sparingly to limit their innings. Moose would be used too on their 'off' rotations while the 'off' man would be used in one or two relief appearances. Assuming Hughes and Joba have limitations of about 150 innings and Kennedy 190, let's look at the first month of the season -

March 31 - Wang
April 1 - Off day
4/2 - Pettitte
4/3 - Hughes
4/4 - Joba
4/5 - Kennedy
4/6 - Wang
4/7 - Pettitte
4/8 - Hughes
4/9 - Moose
4/10 - Kennedy
4/11 - Wang
4/12 - Pettitte
4/13 - Joba
4/14 - Moose
4/15 - Kennedy
4/16 - Wang
4/17 - Pettitte
4/18 - Hughes
4/19 - Moose
4/20 - Kennedy
Off day
4/22 - Wang
4/23 - Pettitte
4/24 - Hughes
4/25 - Joba
4/26 - Kennedy
4/27 - Wang
4/28 - Pettitte
4/29 - Moose
4/30 - Joba
5/1 - Kennedy

So through one month, Wang, Pettitte have made six starts, Kennedy five, and Moose, Hughes and Joba have made four apiece. If we assume six innings per start, this type of rotation puts Wang and Pettitte at 216 innings apiece, Kennedy at 180, and Moose, Joba and Hughes at 144 apiece. Works out beautifully.*

*Disclaimer: in no way does this account for injuries.


(Again, thanks to the ever timely RAB.)