Hughes Has a Fractured Rib

Bryan Hoch is reporting that Phil Hughes will be out until at least July with a stress fracture in his ribcage. What a bizarre and injury plagued season the Yankees have been dealt. This is a significant setback for a pitcher who had already been derailed by multiple injuries last year. In order to develop, pitch counts need to be increased at an incremental pace. Now, with this injury, the Yankees will have to continue limiting Hughes innings for next year and maybe even for the following year (depending on how he progresses). It really is a big blow beyond this season (Rasner should be an adequate fill in for a while).