New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain’s highly anticipated debut as a starter lasted just 2.1 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night, leaving after having walked four and thrown 32 of his 62 pitches for strikes.

Bronx Liaison breaks down the stuff Chamberlain had and sees light at the end of the tunnel. Here’s one snippet on Chamberlain’s fastball:

Throughout his mediocre outing, Chamberlain often hit the high 90’s with his fastball and touched triple digits on the stadium gun a handful of times as well. According to MLB Gameday, 22 of Chamberlain’s 45 fastballs were between 96-99 mph.

The adjustment from reliever to starter isn’t an easy one, and we saw in Chamberlain’s debut what kinds of mental and physical adjustments have to be made. The butterflies were there in his first start, but will disappear as he gets more accustomed to taking the ball in the first inning instead of the eighth. And as Chamberlain learns to harness his intense energy, there is every reason to expect electric results.

Everything should click at once. As his arm gets stronger, Chamberlain’s confidence will be rising, and he will have gotten into a rhtyhm of starting games and being more efficient with pitches. He’s got a rare combination of plus-pitches that should officially pay off right around the All-Star Break in July.

The question remains how his spot in the bullpen will be filled, but New York will be perfectly willing to tap into its developing farm system for a reliever. The Yankees could offer a nice package of 2-3 quality young arms, for, say, lefty closer Brian Fuentes from the Colorado Rockies.

Dustin Hockensmith is editor of ImaginaryDiamond.com. He can be contacted at dhockensmith[at]fantasysports101.net.