Comments on: Trivia time: who is Philip Humber? http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5612 This and that about baseball stats. Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5612/comment-page-1#comment-16753 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:28:10 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=5612#comment-16753 Hughes had an awfully good year last year and has been very good as a starter so far this season. Even now I think it's fair to say the Yankees made the better choice.

]]> By: DoubleDiamond http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5612/comment-page-1#comment-16751 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:19:19 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=5612#comment-16751 A few years ago, each New York team had a pitching prospect drafted in the first round in 2004 whose name fits the pattern Philip Hu**e*. Hughes of the Yankees finally appeared in 51 games last year, but he still hasn't developed into the front line pitcher they thought he'd become.

]]> By: DavidRF http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5612/comment-page-1#comment-16716 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:23:29 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=5612#comment-16716 Twins fans know him as one of the throw-ins in the Johan Santana trade. I don't know if he was ever going to amount to much, but he has appeared on numerous charts with Mulvey, Guerra and Gomez over the past few years as people like to monitor the progress of these types of trades.

He in the Royals organization now. If he's going to make a run at a fifth season, he needs to start pitching better in Omaha.

]]> By: eorns http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/5612/comment-page-1#comment-16714 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:19:34 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=5612#comment-16714 And that guy O'Toole didn't have any saves, either (though he did finish 9 games).

Fun list! Humber's career of 4 seasons, each with under 10 games made me wonder who's pitched the most years without reaching 10. As it turns out, Humber is only halfway to the record! Denny Lewallyn pitched in every season between 1975 and 1982 and never topped 7 games. According to the BR Bullpen, he was "the classic minor league star who could not stick in the major leagues" and never made the team because the Dodgers were so good. Now he's the pitching coach for Ryne Sandberg's AA Tennessee Smokies, so I guess it didn't turn out so bad for him!

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