Hughes Getting His Work In

Phil Hughes had his first start in the Arizona Fall League last night, going 5 strong innings while allowing only 1 hit. He struck out 7 (good) and walked 5 (bad). Yes, the walks are rather discouraging when the line is so solid, overall, however, Hughes hasn’t pitched (in a game situation) since the end of September and admitted that his fastball command was off, slightly (an issue that seems to be a common occurrence for him–he’ll need to reign that in).