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Phil Hughes makes #4 Suprise Starting Pitchers of 2010

There have been many suprisingly good starts by pitchers in 2010 that haven’t had good seasons the past few years. Is it a fluke, or are these pitchers for real this season?

4. Phil Hughes: Everyone expected Hughes to be a very good pitcher, but after struggling the last two seasons with injuries and not performing well as a starter people were starting to think they were wrong about Hughes. Last season Hughes was converted to set-up man for Mariano Rivera and he was excellent. Without Hughes performing the way he did last year the Yankees may have not won the World Series. Hughes went back to the starting rotation this season and brought his relief pitching success with him. Hughes has arguably been the best pitcher on the Yankees this year posting a 6-1 record and a 2.70 ERA.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


June 2, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Blogger, Eric Heyer, MLB, NY Yankees News, New York Yankees, Original Content | , , , | No Comments Yet

   

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