The sun may be setting on Phil Hughes' career as a New York Yankee. Ever since he was called up to the majors in 2007, Phil Hughes has been consistently inconsistent. Over the five plus seasons he's been in the majors, Hughes' ERA has been as low as 3.03 and as high as 6.62. Some are saying it's time to give up on Hughes, but Sunday's game might have changed their minds.Sunday's start showed the New York Yankees that he has it in him to be a top of the ...
Certainly, it is not a stretch to predict the New York Yankees will be atop the AL East. At this moment they only sit 0.5 games back. However, it wasn't that long ago that the Yankees were left for dead by many. Whispers of them being too old to overcome their deficiencies were rampant and even Joe Girardi's demise was being questioned in some circles.Yet, we enter June, the Yanks appear primed to make a real run at trying to emerge as the front-runner of the division.Follow @brianbuck13Begin Slideshow
If you haven't noticed lately, Andy Pettitte is becoming a strikeout pitcher for the New York Yankees. That's strange because on the cusp of turning 40, it's the first time in the Yankee legend's career he's been known for such a distinction. Sure it's a small sample size for the 2012 season, but Pettitte has been fanning batters ever since he returned to the mound in Yankee pinstripes. His latest dominant start against the Tampa Bay Rays saw Pettitte record 10 strikeouts in 7.1 innings pitched. In five starts, Pettitte ...
Heading into the series with the Rays, it was important for the Yankees to show they can hang with them because chances are, the Rays are going to be a potential playoff contender come October.Andy Pettitte pitched on Tuesday night for the Yankees like he was in October form.The 39-year old was absolutely dominant—yet again—for the Yankees, pitching 7.1 solid innings, allowing just two hits, no runs, walked two and struck out 10.In his last outing against the Angels, Pettitte wasn't as sharp although he pitched into the seventh inning, ...
This might not be the best time to take issue with Brian Cashman, the general manager of the New York Yankees. After a slow start, the Yankees are in third in the American League East, only a half-game behind the Tampa Bay Rays after winning the first game in their three-game series. The Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles are also leading the wild card race, although there are eight teams 7.5 games behind with two-thirds of the season to play. Nonetheless, the Yankees appear to be hitting their stride. They are third ...
The Nos. 3-4-5 spots in the batting order are expected to be a baseball team's primary source of run production. The middle of the lineup is typically where a club's best hitters do their work. Get some runners on base, and the run producers will drive them in. However, when those Nos. 3-4-5 hitters struggle to drive runners in from scoring position (second and third base), a team is usually going to have trouble scoring runs.Look at the New York Yankees, for example. There may be no more celebrated "heart of ...
Position: C Height/Weight: 6’5”/225 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R DOB: 7/15/1990 College: Miami Year: SR Playing three seasons for Bethune-Cookman College in Florida prior to transferring to Miami this past offseason, O’Brien emerged as one of the top catching prospects in the nation thanks in part to his plus power and arm. The 6’5” backstop fell all the way to the third round in the 2011 draft, where he was selected by the Colorado Rockies. O’Brien ultimately decided not to sign and rather than returning to Bethune-Cookman, he enrolled at the University of Miami and was ...
With the No. 30 pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, the New York Yankees chose Ty Hensley, a right-handed pitcher out of Santa Fe High School (Oklahoma), according to MLBTradeRumors.com.
Here is a scouting report for the high schooler from Jason A. Churchill of ESPN.com, per Christopher Crawford of ESPN.com.
"He's got a power arm with a power delivery,” said Jason A. Churchill, who covers scouting, player development and the MLB Draft for ESPN Insider. “I had him up to 94 mph and sitting 91-92 at the Area Code Games and he ...
With the No. 30 pick in the 2012 MLB draft, the New York Yankees selected right-hander Ty Hensley.Hensley, a senior at Santa Fe High School (OK), stands 6'5" and weighs 220 pounds—the ideal body for a pitching prospect.He possesses a solid fastball/curveball/changeup repertoire and can throw all these pitches for strikes.He pitched his high school into the state semifinal game before losing to Broken Arrow High School, but Hensley definitely did his best to keep the team's season going.On the year, Hensley went 10-0 with 111 strikeouts through 55.1 innings.Yes, ...
Position: RHP Height/Weight: 6’5”/220 Bats/Throws: S/R DOB: 7/30/1993 High School: Santa Fe (Oklahoma) College Commitment: Mississippi With a power pitcher’s frame at 6’5”, 220 pounds, Hensley shot up the draft boards this spring. Throwing from a high arm slot, the right-hander consistently fires his fastball on a downward plane, which registers in the low 90s and doesn’t have a ton of movement at the moment. Once he adds some sink to the pitch, he’ll be able to rely less on striking out hitters.His best pitch is definitely his breaking ball, a 12-to-6 knee-buckler ...