Kennedy sent down to minors
Ian Kennedy has been sent down to the minors after another abysmal performance in the bigs. The Yankees used the option they had when they called him up, which will send the young pitcher to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre. He is being told to focus more on improving his pitches than winning games in the minors.
And with that the Yankees are left with the same hole in the rotation that we had prior to Chamberlain’s injury. Who will take the spot is still uncertain as there really aren’t any great options left. In place of Kennedy, the Yankees called up Billy Traber to help out the exhausted bullpen, so again the rotation seems to be one short. Darrell Rasner may jump back in after making a few starts earlier this season, but he hasn’t been playing very well lately. If it isn’t Rasner, then it will probably be, gulp, Kei Igawa or Carl Pavano. Sadly, that is the state our pitching staff is currently in.
On the bright side, Chamberlain is scheduled to start a throwing program this Wednesday as he eagerly anticipates returning to the team that needs him so much. Hideki Matsui is also getting better, as he ran the bases today. Let’s just hope we can stay alive before these two can get in and give us the boost we so severly need. Stay tuned to this blog for more information on who the starter for Wednesday will be. Anyone have any suggestions that haven’t already been thrown out?
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