NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 27: Phil Hughes #65 of the New York Yankees in action against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium on June 27, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Rangers defeated the Yankees 2-0. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Yankees ex-righty Phil Hughes officially retired this week. We love him, but he shouldn’t be your *best* drafted pitcher.
The post-dynasty Yankees’ half-collapse was mostly brought on by a lack of reliable arms surrounding their offensive core.
Not only were the pitchers on the ’04-’08 squads fairly unremarkable, but they were often…well, very, very bad.