Fans Have Spoken: Phil Hughes Stays With Yanks 　　The rule when following the Yankees is simple: They’re the Yankees, so 　　anything is possible. But from all indications, the Yankees are out of the 　　bidding for Johan Santana, and they seem happy to be forging ahead with 　　their platoon of young pitchers intact. 　　It was wrenching enough for the Yankees to even offer Phil Hughes to the 　　Twins for Santana, and General Manager Brian Cashman was never too 　　enthusiastic. Hank Steinbrenner, the senior vice president, said he had 　　heard that fans were glad the Yankees pulled out of the Santana chase. 　　“I don’t base what I do on other people’s opinions,” Steinbrenner said. 　　“You can’t take opinion polls every day. But I’m really pleased at the 　　　fan reaction to keeping Hughes, and the fans do matter. Their opinion 　　　does matter.　　 　　“They’re the ones that buy tickets and watch the YES Network. I like 　　　the way they get attached to homegrown Yankee players, just like the 　　　rest of us do in ownership and the front office. I was actually kind 　　　of surprised. But the fans seem to be in favor of keeping Hughes, and 　　　that’s a good thing.”　　 　　　A rotation of Chien-Ming Wang, Andy Pettitte, Joba Chamberlain, Mike 　　　Mussina and Hughes – with Ian Kennedy also in the mix – has the 　　　potential to be very good. If the Yankees truly stay away from Santana, 　　　the rest of their off-season may center on bolstering the bullpen. 　　　The free-agent market is thin, so the Yankees seem prepared to build 　　　from within. At this point, it will be a free-for-all in spring training, 　　　with Jonathan Albaladejo, Chris Britton, Brian Bruney, Ross Ohlendorf and 　　　Jose Veras among the right-handed candidates, and Sean Henn, Kei Igawa 　　　and Chase Wright from the left side. 　　　And that is not even counting the starters Cashman plans to try in 　　　relief: Alan Horne, Jeff Marquez and Steven White. 　　　“We’re going to have a good team,” Cashman said. “We have a lot of 　　　　work to do. There are areas of need that still need to be addressed, 　　　　and we’ll stay focused on that.” News source：http://0rz.tw/fb3pX 　　　看來蠻多美國鄉民都還蠻支持將Hughes留下來的。 --

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