Via Ben Shpigel of the NY Times:
After pitching poorly in four of his five starts for the Yankees this season, Javier Vazquez will have his next outing pushed back. Instead of pitching Friday night in Boston, Vazquez is scheduled to start Monday night in Detroit.
“We’ve got to find a way to get him back on line,” Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said. “It won’t be easy and it probably won’t be quick, but he’s going to do everything he can to get this back in the right direction.”
Phil Hughes will start on Friday in Boston, and he will be followed by C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett.
Definitely not the wrong move, but, right now, Detroit is a tougher offensive team than Boston. Hopefully, after some mechanical tinkering, that won’t matter and Vazquez will pitch like he can against the Tigers.
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Detroit might be a tougher team offensively, but they don’t come with all the extra crap that a Boston series comes with.
Not just that, but Fenway is a house of horrors under normal circumstances. And I don’t care how badly the Sox are playing, they get their A-game going for the Yanks.
Comerica is much more forgiving. Right move.
Good move. I feel real bad for JV, the person. Maybe this is where it’s turned around.That game will be nationally televised, so there will be a lot of ongoing comment on him.
Upon further reflection, when established Yankee pitchers get skipped against the Sox, their days with the Yanks are usually numbered (Contreas, etc.). Another drama to play out. But this Yankees’ team need JV’s projected IP.