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Nomaas said it best for me:

Like many of you, we were absolutely crushed when we saw the reports of Phil Hughes being offered to the Twins. It was like someone ripped our heart out and showed it to us before we collapsed to the ground. It's tough to remain objective when it comes to Phil Hughes. For the past several years, we have watched him go from draft pick to the best pitching prospect in baseball.

For us, it's more than that though. After nearly a decade of ignoring the farm system, Hughes became symbolic to many Yankee fans. He served as the biggest sign that the madness and inefficiency which ran rampant through this organization was coming to an end. No longer would the strategy focus on acquiring immovable contracts of players whose production didn't justify their cost. We heard terms from the front office that we hadn't been used to hearing -- like "cutting payroll", "roster flexibility", "youth movement", and "developing from within." In just a few short years, the Yankees went from having a joke of a farm system to one of the best in all of baseball. It was a breath of fresh air, and Hughes was at the forefront of the "new Yankee way."

He came to represent everything I wanted for this team in many ways... and while I know I should probably logically be okay with this, I can't be.

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If Hank could pull himself away from talking to the media for two seconds, he'd do the smart thing and pull Hughes right now. Boston seems to pretty much just be fucking with us now and without having to be desperate for innings, there's no need to offer anything but a Kennedy/Melky/Melancon type package with our leverage and Johan's NTC situation. Cashman would be smart enough to do it, but he seems to be locked in a basement somewhere.