Yankees' trade rumors

The search for Chien-Ming Wang's substitute starts Saturday with journeyman minor leaguer Dan Giese.The usual suspects are waiting in the wings. It would be nice if the void could be filled in house, but it's never that simple.

LoHud quotes GM Brian Cashman: “There is no trade market at the moment,” he said. “I’m not optimistic that something can get done on that front. We have to try and plug this gap internally and that’s not going to be easy.”

Speculation is the Yanks will pass on the big ticket and keep an eye out for "B-listers."Here's a couple of names making the rounds:

• Paul Byrd--Cleveland is set to go in sell mode and the price should be reasonable. Baseball Prospectus, gives us a scouting report: "It's a pretty simple formula for Byrd: don't walk anybody and get some help from the defense.That gets him a little success here and there and nothing more is really expected of him." This season Byrd has produced: 73 IP, ERA 4.89, WHIP 1.23.
• Randy Wolf--San Diego's lefty would have something in common with a list of Yankees' prospects--he's had TJ surgery. This season he's produced: 84 IP, ERA 3.83. WHIP 1.22.

If those names don't do the trick, Dugout Central has an idea: " How can the Yankees “rent” a pitcher who can, hopefully get them successfully through the season? That led to think that perhaps the solution is “Rent-a-Wells,” bringing back David Wells to see if he has anything left."

Dan Giese get's his shot in the Bronx on Saturday. Giese's rise from used car salesman to Yankees' starting pitcher sounds like a Hollywood script. If the unlikely epic doesn't work out, there will be no shortage of warm bodies to take his place.