Alfredo on the Spot

It's official- Alfredo Aceves will take Chien-Ming Wang's spot in the rotation, at least for one day any way, on Thursday
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With Wang on the DL, it was originally thought the Yankees would turn to one of their Triple-A pitchers, perhaps Sergio Mitre or Josh Towers, both of whom have major league experience. But Aceves' 4-inning performance on Sunday helped Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman go in another direction.

Aceves is 5-1, 2.02 in 21 relief appearances this season. In 40 innings, he has struck out 34 and walked just 7.