Today we have a very intriguing matchup between a young, soon to be phenom in Joba Chamberlain, and an established ace on the mound in Roy Halladay. Joba garnered a lot of attention earlier this year when the Yankee starters were struggling, and slowly but surely went from a relief role, to a limited pitch count starter, to a full fledged starter. This entire year has been excellent with a 2.45 ERA. His WHIP isn't stellar at 1.35, but he seems to be getting the job done. But what about Halladay?
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New York Yankees +102 at Toronto Blue Jays -112 Halladay had a rough start to the year going 3-5, but since then has only lost once and run his record up to 10-6. His ERA is slightly higher than Joba at 2.88, but his WHIP is excellent at 1.08. Basically, this should be a pitchers duel all night, and I don't think the young Joba or Halladay is going to blow up so to speak. At this point, I tend to look at which team is better, and then what the odds are. The Yanks are currently 4 games up on the Jays in the AL East, and given that they are the underdogs, it seems like a good pick to me. Any time you can get even money with a better team that is putting out a pitcher a 2.45 ERA, you have to take it. Go Yankees. |
