With five straight scoreless innings over his last couple of relief appearances, the Yankees are now convinced that Chien-Ming Wang is ready to rejoin the rotation. Wang will start tomorrow against the Rangers, and CC Sabathia will be given an extra day of rest and now start on Friday (daily leaguers will want to make note of that). Since Wang has not had anything resembling a good start this season, and since the game is in Bandbox Field, and since he will be facing a tough Texas lineup, I would hold off on starting Wang tomorrow if I owned him (which I don't, thank God). To be fair, Wang could prove to have AL-only league value for the rest of the season, but it's exceptionally unlikely that he will be worth mixed league status going forward.
The loser of this move is Phil Hughes, but at least the right-hander isn't getting demoted back to the minors. Hughes will be moved to the bullpen, probably as a fallback option for Wang, in case Wang gets lit up early again. If Wang strings together a couple of solid starts, it's possible that the Yankees could then send Hughes down, so that he gets regular work. Hughes should still be held onto in AL-only leagues.
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