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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Girardi: Hughes will serve as No. 5 starter </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Phil Hughes - R - NYY - Mar. 25 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Yankees manager Joe Girardi officially announced Thursday that Phil Hughes will serve as the club's fifth starter this season.
The writing has been on the wall for weeks and Girardi finally made it official on Thursday morning in Yankees camp. Hughes has posted a 4.15 ERA and 10/2 K/BB ratio in 13 innings this spring. Joba Chamberlain is headed to the bullpen and is likely to serve in an eighth-inning setup role for Mariano Rivera.
Source: Joel Sherman on Twitter
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The writing has been on the wall for weeks and Girardi finally made it official on Thursday morning in Yankees camp. Hughes has posted a 4.15 ERA and 10/2 K/BB ratio in 13 innings this spring. Joba Chamberlain is headed to the bullpen and is likely to serve in an eighth-inning setup role for Mariano Rivera.
Source: Joel Sherman on Twitter
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