Walk into any Modell's Sporting Goods and take a look around at the New York Yankees merchandise.

Whether it's posters, jerseys, t-shirts, or even gym bags, there's one name that you're guaranteed to see.

No, it's not Jeter. It's not Rodriguez or Cano. It's not Giambi or Rivera either.

The name you will see, however, is Chamberlain.

Last year's surprise phenom went 2-0 with 34 strikeouts and an era of 0.38 while coming out of the bullpen primarily as Mariano Rivera's eighth-inning setup man.

But one may question how impressive these numbers truly are with the little experience Joba actually has on his resume. While quickly rising in popularity with the fans, Brian Bruney's replacement only pitched in 19 games with 24 total innings, not even playing enough to be considered an official major league rookie.

With this lack of experience, it's interesting to explore why Chamberlain is looked at as the biggest youngster in pinstripes since Derek Jeter in the mid-90's.

This time last year, baseball enthusiasts were singing the praises of the man considered to be the second coming of Roger Clemens, Phil Hughes.

Hughes, like Chamberlain, enjoyed a degree of success last year with a 5-3 record and 58 strikeouts in 13 starts with the Yankees. The hype surrounding Hughes during the spring of 2007 was huge, and he proved speculators right when he went on to do exactly what was expected of him for the Bombers.

Yet at that time, no fan would even know what a Joba was, let alone expect one to lead the team's pitching staff for years to come.

But this spring, all eyes are on Chamberlain, and not Hughes, who has already had more success this spring than his counterpart, as well as in last year's ALDS against the Cleveland Indians.

So while all eyes may remain on Joba this spring, Phil Hughes continues to dominate in silence.

Yet, when March 31st finally arrives, Hughes will look to break that silence, and show the world the true face of the future.