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Phil Hughes A Reliever?
Phil Hughes A Reliever?
In 1995, when Mariano Rivera was a rookie, he came to the big club from the minors as a starter. The results were mixed, to be kind. In 10 starts, batters hit .306 of Rivera and 8HRs to the tune of a 5.94 ERA. The following year, new manager Joe Torre put Rivera in the pen. Rivera responded by ...
Injury to Wang, but Hughes Will Stay in Bullpen
Injury to Wang, but Hughes Will Stay in Bullpen
bats.blogs.nytimes.com — Chien-Ming Wang may be headed to the disabled list with a shoulder injury, but Phil Hughes will not take his place in the starting rotation. (more) Injury to Wang, but Hughes Will Stay in Bullpen
Phil Hughes Time Has Come
waswatching.com — Some thoughts on Phil Hughes, working out of the bullpen, via Peter Abraham today - Armed with the knowledge that he will be in the game for only an inning or two, [Phil] Hughes is throwing his fastball as hard as he did when he first came to the ... (more) Phil Hughes Time Has Come
Harper: Keeping Hughes in pen is the way to go
Harper: Keeping Hughes in pen is the way to go
nydailynews.com — This is the scenario the Yankees feared when they put Phil Hughes in the bullpen a month ago. What if one of their starters went down at a point where Hughes was too far into his relief role to instantly come to the rescue? (more) Harper: Keeping Hughes in pen is the way to go
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