Sunday, April 26, 2009
Newsday: A more effective Hughes is headed back to Yankees
BOSTON - Phil Hughes is on his way back into the Yankees’ rotation.
Hughes, 22, is the likely replacement for Chien-Ming Wang, who was placed on the disabled list with hip weakness after Friday’s game.
“Hughesie’s been throwing the ball really well,” manager Joe Girardi said. “I’m excited about the reports on his starts.”
Hughes has been lights-out for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in three starts. He has struck out 19 and walked three in 191/3 innings and last pitched Wednesday.
A new thread was desperately needed. As is decent pitching.
Comments
Sounds like a plan!
Hip weakness?
Can’t use Wang because of hip weakness
It would be nice to have the pleasant, for a change, dilemma of what if Hughes is lights out and Wang returns to form. Who goes to the bullpen? Wang might be a helluva DP inducing reliever and swing starter, sort of Mendoza++. Or Joba could go to the bullpen. Hope Girardi has to face those decisions instead of the Sophies Choices he’s had to make so far this season.
4 Yankee games have been on live tv in Ireland so far including last two.Yankees are 0-4 so going to bed early tonight
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