Yankees Need To Avoid a Joba-Sized Disaster With Luis Severino

The New York Yankees need to recall the mistakes they made with Joba Chamberlain in their handling of Luis Severino going into 2017.

During the 2007 season, the Yankees late-inning relief corps, save for Mariano Rivera, was a disaster. Instead of sacrificing the future for a bullpen arm, they turned to the future. Joba Chamberlain, who had pitched for the University of Nebraska just a year earlier, would be the setup man for Rivera going down the stretch.

Of course, Chamberlain came with a list of rules, if you will, regarding his usage. These were infamously known as the Joba Rules, and they became as legendary as the man himself.

As if any die-hard Yankee fan needs a history lesson, Joba was…