Everyone is anxious to see Hughes play, but he's still just a kid, and the Yankees have plenty of pitchers to go around. No need to rush his development quite yet. He's still in AA ball.

And bad news on Liriano isn't very good for a Santana trade...the Twins, with such a question mark on their star rookie, now will have to try and sign Santana to both save face and keep their rotation in check.

However, Liriano, with such an injury, may be allowed to walk free when his contract expires, if the Twins think he'll want too much or he's injured beyond repair.