Saber-Scouting Breaks Down Hughes
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"With his shoulder pulling downwards towards his left side, it is essentially creating the same situation as pulling off his pitches. And, pulling off, typically causes pitches to leak arm side (In Hughes’ case, in on righty hitters). From watching most of Hughes’ starts, pitches leaking back towards the middle has gotten him in some trouble quite frequently.
So, what to do? I’d say the first step would be taking some pressure off of that right shoulder. And, to do that, Hughes would need to once again be aggressive with his legs and get that high rear leg lift. This will certainly make his bend at the waist much more smooth, rather being pulled down by his shoulder."
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jscape2000
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Good stuff
Gotta wonder if the hamstring tear last season is still in the back of Hughes' mind and he's a bit apprehensive driving his legs as he did in the minors.
I'm going to wait until the weather warms up and his development continues to progress over the next month before I pass judgement.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Hughes hitting 94-95 MPH more consistently in ST?
by anaconda on Apr 9, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If he was
it was a juiced gun. Coming up he's flashed 95, but he that he threw there regularly is a overhype myth.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on Apr 9, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hammie ...
In 1984, I pulled my hammie running up the dugout steps heading to the pen. I was down for 6 weeks. To this day, whenever it gets cold, I feel it, and yes, it causes me to pull up just a bit. I'm not making excuses for Hughes, but as a power pitcher he has got to be concerned about his legs in the cold. As for the Saber Scouting, I generally agree but would add that his stride seemed short, and he wasn't closing his left foot. That helps keep his front side closed.
Seriously, I wouldn't be too concerned about this outing because there were a lot of variables including a new mound to contend with. I generally give a guy 3-5 starts or outings before evaluating.
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
by Ronster22 on Apr 9, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not really worried about Hughes
which is why I haven't posted on this until now. But NoMaas, WasWatching, RAB, and nearly everyone else in the blogosphere has tackled the subject, so I didn't feel like I could ignore it much longer.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on Apr 9, 2008 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NoMaas probably thinks it's Torre's fault
Those guys can hardly go more than a few days without dogging Torre for one reason or another.
Jeez. Get over it, fellas.
by anaconda on Apr 9, 2008 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, yes
Good point. It could have been a juiced gun in ST and that makes perfect sense.
A juiced gun had Joba throwing 101 MPH against the Rays, but his velocity was much closer to 97 MPH.
It will never happen, but I wish every gun was calibrated the same in every ballpark. A lot less confusion that way.
by anaconda on Apr 9, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From what I've read
Gameday's gun is the most reliable that's publicly available.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
by jscape2000 on Apr 9, 2008 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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