Hughes Phil-ing fantastic

When talking about Generation Trey there are several voices who believe Phil Hughes is better than Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy. Last night Hughes delivered a performance to fuel that debate when he went five innings against the Phillies at Legends Field, gave up three runs and fanned six.

"I felt really good, the fastball was 100 times better and I threw all my pitches for strikes," Hughes said after a 13-4 win. "I am ready to go. The home run (to Pedro Feliz) was on the only bad pitch I made." If Andy Pettitte is healthy, Hughes will fall into the No. 4 spot in the rotation. However, with his stuff and makeup it's not likely that he stays that low. Continue