The New York Yankees haven't had a ton of good news about the dead arm of right-hander Phil Hughes ... but they haven't had a bunch of bad news, either. There's just been a void -- a dead arm where a live arm used to be. A battery of tests didn't find anything wrong with Hughes' circulatory system, so it looked like the Yankees and Hughes were back to square one.
Phil Hughes Feeling Better After Cortisone Shot; Still Out Indefinitely
But Yankees GM Brian Cashman discussed the Hughes situation today, and had some encouraging news:
Cashman says Hughes feels a lot better. Had cortisone shot 4/28.This is the first update about Hughes that’s anything other than completely ambiguous or foreboding, so while it’s not exactly the same as Hughes popping 95-mph fastballs in extended spring training, “feels a lot better” is a definite improvement.
Cashman also noted that Hughes was still six to eight weeks away, at least, so any sighs of relief would be premature. Still, some good news is better than no news for the Yankees, who entered the season counting on Hughes to be a pillar of their rotation.
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