The return of ‘The Chad’

Chad Gaudin has rejoined the Yankees in Minnesota today to help complete the one-and-a-half header, according to Mark Feinsand.

Gaudin had a rough spring training with the Yankees, allowing 10 earned runs in 11 1/3 innings. But he was even worse for the Athletics this season, allowing 17 earned runs in 17 1/3 innings.

This addition may be directly correlated with Alfredo Aceves, who suffered a setback in his rehab yesterday, and perhaps Chan Ho Park too, who has been awful since returning from injury.

Lately, the only stable forces in the bullpen have been David Robertson and Sergio Mitre. We’ll see today if Gaudin can eat up some innings without completely blowing a game.