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Pitcher Breakdown: The Yankees Are Worried About Phil Hughes

Hughes Final Line: 4IP, 5H,  5R, 5ER, 2BB, 1K .333 GB/FB ratio

One of the mysteries during the Yankees spring training centered around the lack of velocity Phil Hughes displayed in his few starts. Apparently, scouts were taken aback by Hughes' lack of velocity. Many of them were recording his fastball in the 86-88 range. Joe Girardi told reporters during the spring that Hughes showed the same velocity in spring training last season and that he is curious whether Hughes would get back to 93-94 mph during today's start.  

Today's start did very little to alleviate those concerns. Hughes threw 40 fastballs without a swing and miss, and the average velocity sat at 89.25 mph. His top speed was recorded at 91 mph. During his postgame ...

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