Yankees prefer New Kids On The Block?
David Chalk from Bugs & Cranks tells us that the Yankees prefer New Kids on The Block over Hendrix.
Over at Dugout Central, Mike Pagliarulo says the reason Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes doesn’t have more juice on his fastball is because his mechanics aren’t what they should be.
The reason Phil Hughes isn’t throwing his fastball faster than 91 MPH is mechanics – and nothing else. Why doesn’t Brian Cashman know this? Because he’s an expert at managing groups, people and processes; he’s NOT a baseball expert in terms of scouting, of understanding pitching mechanics, or understanding hitting mechanics, etc. That’s in no way an insult to Brian. Jack Welch, formerly CEO of General Electric, is one of the most respected business leaders of our time, and he couldn’t build a jet engine or a refrigerator himself. But he could manage the people who could.
So, it’s unfair to ask Cashman the Hughes question since it’s not his area of expertise. It’s like asking Joe Girardi about brain surgery.
