jacksonianmarch

I had heard he was makng 4 starts total in Greenville then he'd be sent to AAA for an undetermined amount of time.

very likely. But also, his pussydom (unlike Pavano's) should save us from DL'ing him.

hahaha, touche.

sorry sox fans, thats more a dig at gom than a dig at you.

and as far as being a sox fan, cmon now Gom. You are on this site too, I can say the exact same thing back to you. But I think it might fit you better. Removed.

I have seen 3 of his starts in person and whenever he was on TV. He was lights out. And as far as him being in the Bronx already, have you any idea about player development? Arm development? Of course not, you are Gom. You have absolutely no idea what it takes to get a kid, A 20 YR OLD KID to get his arm strength up to last a full season and not be in the shitter come next yr. You want to see development gone awry? Look at Chicago, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood were run into the ground by their managers and their arms couldnt take it. Those two could have been in a battle for cy youngs every yr but now Prior is hurting in AAA and Wood cannot even stay healthy for one week. As for your garbage, I look at stats too, and if you had any brain function higher than a 4 yr old, you'd see his level of domination has only come around every 10 yrs or so. Now, take a look at organizational philosophy. This isnt YES fed BS, it bears out in the stats. Each starter coming in typically gets his slider junked and his curveball taught. The change comes next and the slider is added back in. Hughes is at the back end of this transition. And his arm needs stretching out. Anyone who is familiar with player development (obviously not you) knows that most teams take a HS kid and give him 80-100IP in his first full MiLB season, 120-130 in his second and 150-160 in his third. Hughes is in his final minor league season, and he is slotted to throw 180-190IP. Notice, add 30 for those who are math deficient. It isnt just the yankees who do this, the stats bear out for most teams who actually keep pitchers from exploding their shoulders early on. So listen, if you think Hughes is going to be poor, I cannot help you, and that is your perogative. But nothing in his stuff, his performance, or his grooming is pointing that way. And when a site like BA, which is VERY anti- NY, lists Hughes as the best pitching prospect, you kinda try to listen.

With some pitchers, results are imperative because their stuff hits their ceiling very quickly. With others, like Bard, you look for his walk totals to go down and eventually he will harness it. Like I said in the past, this kid is a long term project. And for those who thought Bard was the better selection vs Kennedy havent seen the kid pitch recently. I think they slotted out correctly.

why is he still in AA?

when interviewed he said that he never pulled it. Just felt it tighten a little. He threw 2 more pitches, didnt feel anything, but when he left the mound to cover the bunt, he felt it tighten a little. He decided to come out before he pulled it. For once, a guy decided not to be macho and cost us some time. I am happy with what he did.

Mussina will not be DL'd. He received treatment in Oakland today and is feeling very sound. He will likely only miss one start. http://yankees.lohudblogs.com/2007/04/12/no-dl-for-mike-mussina/

have you been looking?

you'll get to see Jered Weaver though.

Is it really going to matter? BTW, does this line him up with Hansack now?

So now Wake Schilling Beckett Tavarez DMats are scheduled to pitch in that order.

Phil Hughes was uninspiring today. Location was off a bit.

I made a post about the rotation. They arent skipping him per se, they are moving him back to Monday. Instead of moving DMats up, he is being pushed back to Tuesday which would be his normal, Japanese rest.

I think its looking more and more like Mussina will be DL'd.

not sure. To this point, all I know is Igawa, Pavano, and Pettitte in Oakland.