Entering Monday, many pundits believed Phil Hughes had all but locked up the fifth starter's role in the Yankees rotation, but by 4 p.m., everything grew a bit hazy again.
Coming off a solid three inning, three strikeout, one run performance against the Phillies on Wednesday, Joba Chamberlain, Hughes' main competitor, again pitched well in an intrasquad game. He allowed two runs on six hits and struck out one over five innings, reportedly displaying a good changeup and improved velocity.
Later in the day, Hughes took the mound against Philadelphia in relief of ...
Here's a quick 3:15 video of Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes discussing the grips he uses on his pitches and some of the different change-up techniques he’s using.
The video was shot by Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger .
Very cool stuff, especially if you are not familiar with pitching grips. Hell, even if you are familiar, it’s pretty cool. You definitely want to check this one out.
Bonus : After watching that video, what grip is Hughes using in the picture above?
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Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes ...
After Alfredo Aceves gave up five runs in four-plus innings yesterday, the Yankees hierarchy was secretly giddy. Phil Hughes, the darling prospect of the team since being drafted in 2004, is now back in the lead!
Headlines in Sunday's papers shouted, "Aceves' Bad Outing Could Cost Him in Yankees Contest ," and "Aceves Puts Himself In Hole With Poor Start ."
Unless Aceves had a completely dominant spring training, he never had a chance, and the Yankees couldn't be happier. While Hughes and Joba Chamberlain alternated early on between starting and relieving, facing ...
Yesterday’s news that the Yankees had cut top prospect Jesus Montero from the major league camp came as no surprise. The plan going into spring training was that at 20 years old there is no reason to rush the young prodigy and he would stay in the minors, starting at Triple-A Scranton all season long.
So even though he hit .375/.444/.625/1.069 this spring, he was cut because, well, that’s the plan. His bat might be ready for the majors, but his defense still needs time to mature and because of his ...
I must have missed this yesterday, but along with the cuts the Yankees made yesterday they also cut right-handed pitchers Jason Hirsh and Dustin Moseley as well, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. That leaves 44 players left in the major league camp.
Hirsh has impressed the Yankees staff since joining the organization. Last season he put up a 1.35 ERA in 26.2 innings at Triple-A Scranton and pitched well in 3.2 innings over four relief appearances this spring. Earlier this season Hirsh said he’s finally healthy and is pitching up ...
The Yankees might not have had a game today, but there was some activity in the lockerroom.
The Yankees made some of their Spring Training cuts today and sent some players packing. Highly awaited Yankees prospect, Jesus Montero, was one of the several players sent to the minor league camp. Austin Romine, Colin Curtis, and Reid Gorecki were some of the notable other players sent along with Montero.
Montero had two doubles in eight chances with the Yankees, as they took on teams in the Grapefruit League. According to several sources, the ...
This morning’s Yankees game against the Tigers was rained out and it forced the Yankees to scramble to find a way to keep all of their pitchers on the same schedule. What they’ve decided to do is hold a split-squad workout, Andy Pettitte will start against Joba Chamberlain . AJ Burnett , Phil Hughes , and some other Yankees will also be playing in another game against the Phillies.
Here is some other news:
Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger has a great Q&A that he did with the newest member ...
The Yankees made their most significant cuts so far this spring when they sent the organization’s top catchers Jesus Montero and Austin Romine to the minor league camp along with outfielders Colin Curtis and Reid Gorecki according to Chad Jennings of The Journal News .
That leaves 46 players remaining in camp, a number that will eventually be whittled down to 25 before the season starts.
Cutting those players was not significant because they had a shot at making it to the Bronx, but because they’re some of the biggest ...
When it comes to spring training and statistics I am a non-believer. I am obsessed with watching the games, but it is more to get a feel for the players involved and it hardly ever matters to me who won, who lost, or if the players do really well or really poorly. Sure, part of me cringes a little bit if someone has a horrible day, but in the end I realize it is spring and this doesn’t really count (this lead was stolen from ...
The Yankees have sent two more players, right handed pitchers Romulo Sanchez and Ryan Pope, to the minor league camp cutting the total number left in camp down to 50, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com .
Not that either player had a realistic shot at making the team out of spring training, but the bigger shock here is with Sanchez. Not in the fact that he was cut, but that he was cut now. It’s more of a signal that there are less innings available during the rest of the ...