Cool Phil Hughes story

We now take a break from your regularly scheduled hot stove reports to talk about a player who is already a Yankee.

Phil Hughes is no stranger to the Internet, having his own blog and all. But as Kevin from Zell's Pinstripe Blog tells us, Hughes used to post on a trading card message board and sent him free, autographed memorabilia.

Pretty cool stuff. It really shows you the kind of guy Hughes is.

With players having their own Web sites nowadays, fans have a unique opportunity to electronically interact with the athletes they watch everyday. It's fascinating how far we've come.