41 David Phelps, RP

Yankees starting pitcher David Phelps had his right forearm in a compression wrap Saturday. He told reporters that it was sore a day after being struck by a line drive in the eighth inning of his start against the Rays.

Phelps is expected to throw a bullpen session Sunday and is listed as the team's probable pitcher Wednesday against the Mets.

"The one thing is he hasn't picked up a baseball yet," Girardi told ESPN.com. "Everyone feels fine when they're not doing anything."

X-rays of the forearm of Yankees starting pitcher David Phelps were negative, and his injury has been classified as a forearm contusion, the team announced Friday.

Phelps may be able to make his next start Wednesday depending on how the forearm feels in the next few days. He's 3-2 with a 3.96 ERA and 49:18 K:BB ratio.

Yankees starting pitcher David Phelps earned his third win of the season Friday against the Rays, allowing four earned runs on six hits and no walks in 7 2/3 innings, while striking out three. But Phelps was forced to leave the game after getting hit on the right forearm by a line drive in the eighth inning.

It was a costly win for the Yankees, who also lost Curtis Granderson to a fractured finger in the game. Phelps, who has a 3.96 ERA, is in line to face the Mets at home Wednesday depending on the severity of the injury. The Yankees sent him for precautionary X-rays, but manager Joe Girardi told reporters after the game he doesn't think the injury is serious.

Yankees pitcher David Phelps is one of the most-added players in our leagues, seeing his ownership jump from 31 percent to 52 percent. But even that level of ownership is a little low for a pitcher who has produced a 1.83 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in his last three starts. 

Phelps' overall 3.83 ERA is high because of the 10 runs he gave up in April as a reliever. But Phelps came up through the Yankees' system as a starter, putting together a 2.51 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 515 1/3 innings pitched. Of his 91 minor league appearances, 90 were starts. It's tough to put this out there without sounding hyperbolic, but if you liked Kris Medlen last year, it's hard to see why you wouldn't like Phelps. 

You won't get a ton of strikeouts, but Phelps should provide some low ratios, and gives Points leaguers a starter all dressed up as an RP. 

Yankees starter David Phelps had a fine performance on Saturday at home against the Blue Jays.

Phelps earned the win, his first as a starter, to improve to 2-2 on the year. He allowed just one earned run in the fourth inning on a Colby Rasmus single. Phelps gave up six hits and walked three over seven solid innings and 113 pitches.

The starter, who struck out eight batters and lowered his ERA to 3.83, is scheduled to make his next outing Friday at Tampa Bay.

Phelps lost his last time out, but has now allowed just two earned runs over his last two outings spanning 13 2/3 innings with 15 Ks.