Kennedy to start Thursday

Ian Kennedy will return to the Yankees to start on Thursday against Tampa Bay, according to George King.

Kennedy is scheduled to start tonight for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but will likely pitch only one inning.

In one start for Scranton, Kennedy pitched a one-hitter over 7 1-3 innings.

Because of this move, Darrell Rasner will start on Friday against the Mets. Kei Igawa will likely get optioned out come Thursday.

I think they're bringing back Kennedy way too soon. Yes, he had one great start in Triple-A. But that doesn't mean that all of his problems were solved. I think they're better off leaving him down for a couple of more starts, but it looks like the decision has already been made.