Yankees: Looking for the Future

When I first saw Phil Hughes on the DL, I thought that it was some sort of conspiracy just to get him to stop pitching while not having to deal with the potential ruckus of sending him to the minors. Turns out there’s more than just a quad strain, but also 2 broken ribs. Where’s the hammer, Brian ? He’ll be out until July.

This is a shame, because while he wasn’t pitching well, pitching is better than not pitching, and he needs to get himself squared away with his mechanics (which SabreScouting and Carlos Gomez have detailed well), and he definitely needs to throw more sliders and changeups.

In the meantime, Ian Kennedy was optioned down to AAA. While he is a nice prospect, he is hurting the team with his loading the bases seemingly once every start and showing too much Mike Mussina-ness (nibbling) in him. Darrell Rasner (0.87 ERA) is the better choice, and did well on Sunday.