the 20 year old savior?

Obviously I am kidding when I intimate that Phil Hughes (he prefers Phil now rather than Phillip) is the savior of the Yankee pitching staff. I am a bit nervous about how his start on Thursday will go. I would hate to see him have an outing like Chase Wright did this weekend and kill his confidence. You see it happen all the time, Red Sox fans can reference Hansen's last couple of seasons, where the young pitcher is brought up too early and their confidence is shaken beyond repair. On the other hand he could turn out to be Papelbon or Felix Hernandez. I think that it was smart to start him on Thursday against the D-Rays rather than Friday against the Sox. Not that the Rays lineup is anything to sneeze at. They are a good, young, fast offensive team. But there are no Ortiz nor Manny's in their lineup.

I will be watching intently because he just might be able to infuse some needed innings into the starting rotation, but I will be hoping that the "panic move" by the Yanks doesn't have long lasting negative effects if he isn't successful.