The Evil Player program selected Joba Chamberlain as Friday’s evil player. What can you say about the dastardliness of a player named after a Star Wars villain?

This year, Joba’s evil comes in drips and drabs however. His high strikeout rate is not reflected in a low batter average. He likes to make life tough for himself with a .365 OBP allowed with none on and none out. His home runs tend to come with men on base. Batters hit him well with two out and men in scoring position, so just when you think he can get out of a jam, POW! He hasn’t pitched well at Yankee Stadium, so fans get to see him at his worst.

Still, his three true outcomes are very good, so I feel there is still good in him. He just needs to turn away from the dark side.