Hughes Remains Scoreless This Spring
Another good outing today for Phil Hughes. So far, this spring, Hughes has not allowed a hit or run in five innings worth of work. And, related, fans of Phil are elated. Then again, also with his work today, Kei Igawa remains perfect on the spring – not allowing a hit or run in four innings of work.
Spring training stats are tricky. Last spring, Igawa fashioned an ERA of 2.65 in 17 innings worth of work – and we all know how his regular season went down.
The true test for Hughes, and Igawa as well, begins now. Phil’s next three starts will be closer to regular season action – as opposed to the line-ups that he’s faced to date and the conditioning of their batters.
Personally, I’ll be rooting for Hughes to keep up the great work – because that would be great news for the Yankees. Over the next three weeks, we’ll see if my hopes come true or not.
If you have seen the games, there has been less than zero comparability in the way Hughes and Igawa have pitched. Hughes has had sick command and great stuff. Igawa hasn’t been impressive for the most part.
Do we have a radar gun readings on that fastball? I’m genuinely curious to know if the rumors I’d heard — that his velocity was back up — were true.
I guess we’re not counting the game against South Florida? That drastically changes Igawa’s spring stats if you do.
If spring training stats are so tricky, why bother reporting them?
I’d rather Hughes be perfect than allowing runs in ST. Again, I think Joe’s going to make sure his young guns are watching tape and being aggressive. Hughes stands the most to gain by being aggressive and getting confidence. I fully believe that having confidence in your stuff is a weapon. Just ask every single Yankees failure who came through here.
~~~If spring training stats are so tricky, why bother reporting them?~~~
To point out that they are tricky.