The Yankees have sent down Ivan Nova to make room in the rotation for Phil Hughes. Despite an 8-4 record, Nova was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to open a spot for Hughes, who will come off the disabled list Wednesday. "He'll be back at some point," manager Joe Girardi said about Nova. "He's not the first guy who's thrown the ball extremely well and had to go down. He'll continue to get better."