phil hughes Stories - Beyond the Box Score
About that 5th slot ...
My colleague 'jscape' wondered Monday if Phil Hughes has a chance to unseat Joba Chamberlain as the New York Yankees No. 5 starting pitcher coming out of Spring Training. In a word, no. Not gonna happen. As 'jscape' mentioned, I too have seen this subject broached by a handful of writers. It's...
Around the Yankee Universe, 03.13.09
Here is a little New York Yankee reading material for a (dare I mention it?) Friday the 13th. Peter Abraham dissects the work Brett Gardner and hitting coach Kevin Long did to re-construct Gardner's swing. Speaking of Gardner, Sweeny Murti has already projected him as the winner of the center...
Around the Yankee Universe, 02.27.09
Prized young reliever Mark Melancon, the apple of my Spring Training eye, pitched a very impressive 1-2-3 inning Thursday against Tampa Bay. I watched a little of the game on YES, hoping to catch a glimpse of Melancon. I was glad I did. Fastball in the low 90s, good curveball, a good presence on...
Around the Yankee Universe, 02.26.09
Here is a look at a little of what is being written about the New York Yankees today, one whole game into the exhibition season. Alex Rodriguez homered yesterday, and then left with his cousin, Yuri Sucart. whom A-Rod implicated in his steroid admission. This proves, for the umpteenth time, that...
Life After Pettitte
The story certainly hasn't come to a close, but the Yankees and Andy Pettitte are leaning towards parting ways. New York has enough depth to stock the #5 spot with a few arms, starting with Phil Hughes. Hughes has been mentioned frequently as the top choice to take the slot behind CC, AJ, Wang...
Hughes headed to Scranton
Tyler Kepner is reporting that Phil Hughes is making his return to Scranton after drawing rave reviews during his rehab outing for the Class-A Charleston Riverdogs Saturday night. Hughes is expected to make his next start for Scranton within the next few days and Kepner predicts we may see the...
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