Yankees starting pitcher, Phil Hughes has been scheduled for a rehab start in the minors.
He has been out since April 15th with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, which caused him to struggle with his velocity, barely reaching 90mph with his fastball and resulted in a record of 0-1 record with a 13.94 ERA in 3 starts in 2011. It was completely inexplicable after Hughes had such a breakout season in 2010 in becoming a first time all star and finishing the season with a record of 18-8.
Hughes will be pitching on Sunday for the Yankees' Class-A Staten Island team and will be allowed 65 pitches. Hopefully Phil Hughes will have a successful outing and move closer to coming back into the rotation, especially with Bartolo Colon on the DL. It would even be good if he could contribute in the bullpen since the Yankees are weakened there after losing Joba Chamberlain all season.
