Girardi: Kennedy has to earn his way back

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Kennedy demoted to Tampa
Published 6/30/2008 by Mike A. at River Ave. Blues
... Via PeteAbe, it urns out that IPK was activated off the disabled list this past Wednesday, and was optioned all the way down to High-A Tampa. Girardi did a nice job picking his words, but what he said about the situation boils down to “he pitched like crap and needs to earn another shot.” Moves like this aren’t unprecedented; both Roy Halladay & Edinson Volquez were demoted all the way down to A-ball after spending significant time in the big leagues, and we know how those two turned out. ...

Bronx Banter: Tough Love
Published 6/30/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... and Pete Abe :"Right now we're not really thinking of him," he said. "We like the way our other (starters) are throwing the ball. I mean, you have to earn your call-up. You have to earn your spot back. You have to pitch well to earn your spot back. He has to pitch well. He was optioned out, this is him getting right. This is like the other 175 players in the minor leagues, or however many there are."

Kennedy demoted; Gardner promoted
Published 6/30/2008 by anaconda at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
... It appears the Yankees have taken a tough-love approach in regards to Ian Kennedy after he was demoted to Tampa upon being activated from the DL. ...

Baseball Today: Monday, June 30
Published 6/30/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... SEE YOU SOON . . . MAYBE: The Yankees have optioned Ian Kennedy to Class A Tampa and say he'll have have to earn his way back to New York. (LoHud Yankees Blog) ...

Kennedy Activated and Demoted
Published 6/30/2008 by Patrick at YanksBlog.com
Peter Abraham reports that Ian Kennedy was activated from the DL last Wednesday and promptly demoted to Single-A Tampa. He'll have to work his way back into the Yankees' rotation. "Right now we’re not really thinking of him," Joe Girardi told Abraham. "We like the way our other [starters] are throwing the ball. I mean, you have to earn your call-up. ... You have to earn your spot back. You have to pitch well to earn your spot back. He has to pitch well. He was optioned out, this is him getting right. This is like the other 175 players in the minor leagues, or however many ...

Odds and Ends: Horne, Manny, Uggla
Published 6/30/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Yankees pitching prospect Alan Horne may be injured.  This could have hot stove ramifications - Horne could've been a top trade chip or even a rotation addition this year. ...