Are the Yankees getting desperate?

Yankees Manager Joe Girardi told the media yeaterday the Joba Chamberlain's two inning stint was the start of his stretch-out to become a starter...

Chien-Ming Wang leads the team with a 3.51 ERA and a 6-2 record... after that, it looks like this:

Darrell Rasner: 3-0, 1.89... a nice surprise...

Mussina: 6-4, 4.11 ERA
Pettitte: 3-5, 4.42 ERA
Ian Kennedy: 0-3, 8.48 ERA
Phil Hughes: 0-4, 9.00 ERA -- DL
Kei Igawa: 0-1, 18.00 ERA

Bottom Line: With Rivera currently ay 0.50 ERA and 11 saves... I'd say this move makes sense. Here's more from Rotoworld.com:

Joba Chamberlain entered an 8-0 game Wednesday and worked two innings for just the second time this season, with manager Joe Girardi explaining why afterward by saying that the Yankees are now prepping him for a shift to the rotation. Coming into the season most speculation had the Yankees aiming to have Chamberlain in the rotation after the All-Star break, but Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy struggling and the team fighting just to stay above .500 likely hurried those plans.

Chamberlain has posted a 1.42 ERA and 59-to-15 strikeout-to-walk ratio while holding opponents to a .178 batting average over 44.1 relief innings, but being a setup man limited his fantasy value. It'll be nearly impossible for Chamberlain to approach that level of dominance as a starter, but he can significantly boost his value anyway. He hasn't started a game since last July, but has an impressive track record as a starter in both college and the minors.

He had a 2.45 ERA and 135-to-27 strikeout-to-walk ratio between three levels of the minors prior to being called up and has an arsenal of pitches that makes him well suited to start after working almost exclusively with his fastball and slider as a reliever. Assuming that it takes Chamberlain a couple weeks to build up arm strength, he's very capable of winning double-digit games with an ERA in the mid-3.00s and 125-150 strikeouts going forward while making 18-20 starts.

Thoughts??