March 2010 Archive
Joba Chamberlain: Not So Fast, Yanks’ Choice of Phil Hughes To Start a Smart One
March 25, 2010
With the announcement Thursday that New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Phil Hughes will be the team's fifth starter, a firestorm has arisen over what many now call the misuse of ...NY Yankees: Phil Hughes Wins Fifth Starter Job, Time To Shine
March 25, 2010
This week, the race for the Yankees' fifth starter spot finally ended. In what started out as a five man race, ended up having one clear winner for the job. Phil Hughes ...The New York Yankees Have Ruined Joba Chamberlain
March 25, 2010
Say what you want about George Steinbrenner and his management style, but I guarantee that the Joba Chamberlain debacle would not have happened under his watch. The word came down today ...Yankees Take Next Step in Destroying Joba Chamberlain’s Career
March 25, 2010
So it was all for nothing. The innings limits, the pitch limits, the extra days off between starts the Yankees forced Joba Chamberlain to undergo during the second half of 2009—that ...Phil Hughes Wins Yankees’ Fifth Starter Battle
March 25, 2010
Manager Joe Girardi and the Yankees staff evaluated the entire spring training and came to the same conclusion I did: Phil Hughes should be the fifth starter. Hughes beat out Joba ...2010 MLB Predictions: What May or May Not Derail the New York Yankees
March 25, 2010
As a Yankee fan born and raised in the heart of the land that sports the pinstripes, the last thing I and many other dedicated fans want to see is ...It’s Official: Phil Hughes is the Fifth Starter
March 25, 2010
This announcement doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi made it official today, Phil Hughes—not Joba Chamberlain—will be the Yankees fifth starter going into the season. “I ...Phil Hughes Is Named the Fifth Starter for the New York Yankees
March 25, 2010
The New York Post's Joel Sherman , among others, is reporting that Joe Girardi has officially named Phil Hughes as the Yankees' fifth starter. This has been heavily debated over ...New York Yankees’ Bench Seems Set with Five More Cuts
March 25, 2010
The Yankees cut five more players from the big league camp yesterday: outfielder Greg Golson, righties Mark Melancon and Jonathan Albaladejo, and infielders Juan Miranda and Kevin Russo, according to ...Chad Gaudin Released By New York Yankees
March 25, 2010
According to Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger, the Yankees have released righty Chad Gaudin just two days after they put him on waivers. Since his contract was non-guaranteed, the Yankees only ...