Since a lot of Yankee fans are pretty obsessed with Phil Hughes fastball velocity, we figured it would be worth keeping an eye on. I love the data available to the average fan using MLB Gameday. Here's what we are seeing for Hughes velocity on his fastballs:
FIRST INNING:
6 fastballs @ 94 MPH
4 fastballs @ 93 MPH
3 fastballs @ 92 MPH or lower
SECOND INNING
3 fastballs @ 93 MPH
1 fastball @ 92 MPH
1 fastball @ 91 MPH
Gotta say, Hughes looks pretty good through two. 3 K's, 0 BB. He's throwing pretty hard, too.
THIRD INNING
3 fastballs @ 93 MPH
6 fastballs @ 92 MPH
2 fastballs @ 91 MPH
FOURTH INNING
1 fastball @ 93 MPH
6 fastballs @ 91 MPH
1 fastball @ 89 MPH
There were a few pitches that gameday has read as his fastball thrown at 87-88, but to my eye, they were really Hughes' cutter, so I'm not listing those.
FIFTH INNING
3 fastballs @ 93 MPH
2 fastballs @ 92 MPH
Just got a funny text from my buddy Brendan who blogs for Smoking With Hank: "Hughes is becoming a man tonight." Is he right?
SIXTH INNING
3 fastballs @ 93 MPH
4 fastballs @ 92 MPH
4 fastballs @ 91 MPH
After the Yankees batted for a half hour, the Yankees took Hughes out. He threw 99 pitches and only gave up 2 hits in 6 innings. Pretty good 2009 debut, no?
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tracking Phil Hughes' fastball velocity vs. Tigers via MLB Gameday
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Tracking Phil Hughes' fastball velocity vs. Tigers via MLB Gameday
2009-04-28T19:16:00-04:00
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Ballyard73 · 819 weeks ago
Cone has pointed out that he is not as predictable, no longer limiting his pitches to just the "four seamer and hook" that we (and opposing hitters) saw too much of last year. Cone also mentioned a 3rd velocity pitch.
His curves and knuckle curves are dropping off the table -great stuff.
A few of their batters are jumping back and flinching away at the breaking balls,
great to see the ump calls these pitches strikes !
The fastball is very sharp.
Just a little concerned about those walks.
Come on Phil...We need you !
nick2slick 34p · 819 weeks ago
Great to watch, the Tigers just aren't making good contact with anything against Hughes, and Hughes has gotten a lot of swings and misses. That's exciting!
Brenden · 819 weeks ago
Hughes' Hair is longer than last year....I attribute his success to that
mtrico 37p · 819 weeks ago