Saber-Scouting breaks down Phil Hughes
Bugs & Cranks —
... , which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite sites for high-level analysis of players, takes a detailed look at Hughes today. ...
Once more unto the Phil Hughes breach
River Avenue Blues —
... Saberscouting — the best new baseball blog out there — weighs in on the Phil Hughes velocity debate with a stellar piece dissecting Hughes’ mechanics. Frankie Piliere’s final words are worth noting: ...
Phil Hughes’ Mechanics: What’s The Deal?
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Phil Hughes’ Mechanics: What’s The Deal? When you are the youngest pitcher in Major League Baseball and being touted as the future ace of the New York Yankees, I suppose that it is normal to be under the microscope at all times. And, boy has Phil Hughes been under the microscope. What has come in question about Hughes the most is his velocity and its relationship to his mechanics. Has his delivery changed as so many have speculated? If so, what has changed.
More on Hughes and His Mechanics
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
Saber Scouting took a detailed look at Phil Hughes' mechanics today, for the full breakdown, including pictures, click here.Here is some of the article. Hughes’ delivery has changed over the course of the last year or so: FACT It is not as drastic a change as it’s being made out to be, as I’ll get to in a minute, but there is most definitely a change as far as I can tell. Hughes’ current arm angle is higher than it was during his minor league career: ...
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Rumors and Rants —
... First, I had no idea Yankees fans were worried about Phil Hughes' mechanics. And second, the kid is totally going to blow his elbow/shoulder/career out with his current delivery - Saber Scouting ...
Deconstructing Hughes
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
On the heels of a truly lousy outing yesterday (yes, it was damp and cool, but no 'scuses here), the excellent scouting minds at saberscouting.com deconstructed Hughes' mechanics, trying to find the source of decreased velocity. Supposedly it's down a few MPH. Is it due to a change in mechanics or is he compensating as a result of his torn hammy last year? Here's some of their analysis, which is pretty darn good: ...
Baseball Today; Thursday, April 10
Projo Sox Blog —
... HUGHES DIFFERENCE The blog SaberScouting.com says Phil Hughes' struggles may be helped by a slight alteration of his delivery. ...
The 2008 AL Cy Young Frontrunner, Some West Coast Fantasy Notes Plus Links
FakeTeams —
... and has excellent coverage of baseball from a scouting perspective. I particularly enjoyed the piece on Yankees SP Phil Hughes and his alledged decreased velocity. ...
Hughes, mechanics, velocity and chilling out
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
So another analysis of Phil Hughes' mechanics surfaced last week, which of course got Dan Graziano thinking : This is a tough science, breaking down video and comparing differences in mechanics from one frame to the next. And one reason is that, while we can see a definite difference, it's hard for us to do anything but speculate on what the effect of that difference is or should be. But one thing is for sure with Hughes. His fastball is registering around 90-91 mph at best (ESPN's hopped-up radar gun readings notwithstanding), where it used to be 94-95. And that's ...
Saber Scouting on Scott Patterson
Pending Pinstripes —
... for fans of the Yankee farm system. And while you’re at it, read the site’s analysis on Phil Hughes. Frank says the same things about Hughes that I was worried about last summer. He also breaks down ...
The Hardball Times:Anatomy of a player: Phil Hughes
The Hardball Times —
Anatomy of a player: Phil Hughes by Josh Kalk June 21, 2008 Introduction Phil Hughes is one of the most talked-about players in the game today. The soon-to-be 22-year-old pitcher pitched in 13 regular season games and two more in the postseason for the Yankees in 2007 and started this year in the rotation starting before going on the DL after six starts. It was a rocky start to the season for Hughes, who compiled an even 9.00 ERA and 1.00 K/BB ratio. He is close to ready to begin throwing again , though it will take some time before he returns to the majors after that. His struggles, especially this year, are exactly why he is so ...
