Jesus Gone, The God Injured, No Church In The Wild: NY Yankees '12 Season Thread

[Rev]

Hughes with a 1 run, 8 K CG on the road against Verlander?

 

[Grifter]

I'm proud of Hughes. But he has to keep this up or go to the bullpen.

 

[g-ice]

Hughes threw 98 fastballs in the game.

 

[infamous212]

Hughes threw 98 fastballs in the game.

are u serious?

 

[g-ice]

are u serious?

Yep

 

[holidayinn21]

nice to see hughes actually contributing.

now if nova eases up on the homers, this is could be a decent rotation.

 

[Mantle Drunk]

Hughes threw 98 fastballs in the game.

It was awesome bigger story then the homeruns Hughes looked the best ive seen him in a long time.

 

[thekidfromqueens]

It's so unexciting to watch them these days with not enough homegrown talent to root for. I love Cano but he just comes off as not a leader type. I thought it would be fun to watch Montero become the next big thing but we all knew how that went. I wish they'd bring up Betances (and that he was good). Kid from NY, young - he'd be a good story. Too bad he's injured and inconsistent.

 

[Rev]

Hughes threw 98 fastballs in the game.

i wish, but this was in Detroit...where the gun is notoriously loaded.

remember kenny rogers throwing around the same speed back in 06?

 

[tremonthustler1]

i wish, but this was in Detroit...where the gun is notoriously loaded.

remember kenny rogers throwing around the same speed back in 06?

he said 98 fastballs, not 98 on the fastball

 

[Rev]

he said 98 fastballs, not 98 on the fastball

 

[Doctor Wily]

I like the kid the Yankees drafted tonight.

6-4 220 , Hs kid very solid pick.

 

[Doctor Wily]

Reports.

B.A

The Cardinals made Mike Hensley the 53rd overall selection in the 1988 draft, and his son Ty will beat him by about 30 picks this June. While several of this draft crop's high school righthanders have been injured or regressed this spring, Hensley has done nothing but help his cause. The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder has sat at 92-95 mph and touched 96-97 with his fastball all season--and it's not even his best pitch. That would be a 12-to-6 curveball that he spins in the upper 70s. Hensley's command isn't as impressive as his pure stuff, and he still needs to add some life and work down in the zone more often with his fastball. Before his velocity spiked, he showed a promising changeup as a sophomore, but he hasn't needed it this spring. A quality athlete, Hensley played quarterback at Santa Fe High before giving up football before his senior year. He's also a power-hitting switch-hitter who could get the opportunity to play both way in the unlikely event that he follows through on his commitment to the University of Mississippi.

 

[Doctor Wily]

Espn

ESPN: Summary : Hensley is a big right-hander with two above-average pitches now and the size to pitch at the top of a rotation, but the effort in his delivery and lack of command have him a cut below the top tier of prep arms. Hensley will hit 98 but pitches now at 93-94, pairing it with a power curveball at 77-81 with hard 12-to-6 break. The fastball doesn't sink or tail but does have some late life up, running up and in to right-handed batters. He gets on top of the ball well and really gets out over his front side, although he doesn't close that front side cleanly after release. He drifts off the rubber early and starts his arm very late, making up for it with big arm acceleration, but it's hard for him to repeat the delivery. There's huge potential here in the raw material if a club feels like they can clean him up and get him to throw more consistent strikes.

 

[g-ice]

Btw, that kid Hensley looks good from what I saw in that video that was posted.