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New York Yankees: Why Phil Hughes Has Saved His Rotation Spot in 2012 for Now

the season started, things weren't looking good for Phil Hughes.

He had a 1-4 record with a 7.48 ERA and he was pitching himself out of the rotation with poor performance after poor performance.

David Phelps was attempting to pitch himself into the rotation and Andy Pettitte is returning to the New York Yankees on Sunday, so it seemed like only a matter of time before Hughes got demoted.

A little over a week ago, I wrote a story stating that Hughes was on the verge of losing his spot when Pettitte came back to the team.

Lately, it seems like Hughes may finally be turning everything around.

In his last two starts, Hughes not only has given the Yankees back-to-back wins, he's given them back-to-back quality starts.

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


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