Much Better!
Featuring a much improved curveball, Phil Hughes pitched 6 innings of 2 run ball to get the win on getaway day. This is a huge development for the Yanks. While he doesn't have his old velo back, he looked a lot better today and could give the Yanks a real number 2 in the short run to pair with CC. Now we had expected him to be a number 1 by now, but overcompensating for little injuries seems to have gotten him off his game for the past few years. He's only 25 so there's still time. Go Yanks!
posted by Kalel9 @ 12:59 PM
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6 innings, not 7..
What do you think about the Ubaldo Jimenez talk? I really really don't want to trade Montero, but it seems the Yanks are not going to give him a chance for whatever reason.
If the Yankees absolutely will not let Montero play in the bigs, they need to trade him for someone of Jimenez's caliber.
The velocity will gain a few ticks with time. Big thing is Phil threw a lot of curves. Now if he'd just develop the changeup and ditch the cutter...
I'd love to get Ubaldo, but he's declined, and I would not give up Montero, Betances or Banuelos for him. You get him and HOPE he comes back, and that you don't have to shut him down for TJ or shoulder stuff.
I think Phil will get his velo back, but he has to keep taking the bigger strike like he used to when he was super dominant.
@SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
rockies name price for ubaldo: montero, banuelos, betances & nova. nyy will do montero plus other pitchers (not those guys)
Walk away..
If that is the package CO wants then forget it.
Killer B's go nowhere.
Montero, Nova, Phelps/Warren/Noesi are a different story.
Here it is anyway, for what it's worth....
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Yankees seeking a reunion with Alfonso Soriano?
09:52 PM EDT on Saturday, July 16, 2011
By PHIL ROGERS
Chicago Tribune
An unconfirmed rumor from the Cubs camp has the Yankees studying a major trade with the Cubs, which you could classify as one-stop shopping. Talks are believed to be in the early stages, but it’s worth noting that one of the names in play is Alfonso Soriano.
Most believe Soriano is an immovable object because the 35-year-old outfielder is owed almost $63 million in a deal that doesn’t expire until after 2014. But the Yankees were seeking more production from left field (12th in the AL with 28 RBIs) even before Alex Rodriguez had knee surgery that could keep him out for six weeks.
Soriano’s play in the next week or so could determine whether talks get more serious. He hit 10 of his 14 home runs in April and had only two extra-base hits in his first 37 at-bats in July.
To trade Soriano, who could use his no-trade clause to block the deal, the Cubs would have to agree to pick up a lot of the $63 million he’s owed and put an attractive piece in the deal. That probably would be Sean Marshall, as the Yankees need to improve their setup situation, and he would be a major upgrade from Boone Logan.
With Rodriguez sidelined and designated hitter Jorge Posada struggling from the right side of the plate, Aramis Ramirez also could enter discussions. But it’s finding a way to move Soriano that would do the most to raise general manager Jim Hendry’s standing with Chairman Tom Ricketts.
If Soriano came back, he would absolutely go off, but a DH not LF. Gardy is gold out there and he's heating up.
New post on Sori.
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