DIVISIONAL OUTLOOK: AL East—Hughes (and owners) sing the blues
Sep 1 2013
The Yankees were reportedly toying with the idea of removing Phil Hughes (RHP, NYY) from their starting rotation before deciding just to bump him to September 2 to give him a bit of extra rest. In that start, Hughes will be looking for his first win in exactly two months, though his performance over that period hasn’t been all bad: three PQS-DOM, but also posted five PQS-0s.
Hughes continues to struggle with the long ball (1.5 hr/9, 12% hr/f), which undercuts acceptable Dom and Cmd. It’s been long assumed that Hughes and the Yankees would part company in 2014, and he would be well-served by finding a new home park that is a bit less HR happy: In 2013, Hughes has a 5.79 ERA at Yankee Stadium and a 3.84 ERA away from it....
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