"It means everybody wants to do their job, " Ivan Nova said of Sabathia's injury.
To clear roster spots, the Yankees optioned right-hander Ivan Nova and left-hander Vidal Nuno to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre.
Blue Jays RH Josh Johnson (0-1) faces New York RP Ivan Nova (1-1) in Sunday's series finale.
Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova is one of the many who came up through the minors worshipping Rivera.
New York optioned RHP Ivan Nova and LHP Vidal Nuno to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre.
Ivan Nova (12-8, 5.02) and David Phelps (4-4, 3.34) also will be in the rotation when the season starts.
Ivan Nova is set to start Tuesday, followed by CC Sabathia and Hughes.
Ivan Nova (0-1) yielded four runs and five hits over 4 2-3 innings.
Making his fourth start in place of the injured Ivan Nova, Phelps was at his best with runners on base.
If the Yankees do play Thursday, Girardi said he'd pitch scheduled starter Phil Hughes, and skip Wednesday's planned starter, Ivan Nova.
Yankees RHP David Phelps (1-1) is set to make his first start of the season in place of injured Ivan Nova on Wednesday.
Also, who predicted the fast track taken by starter Ivan Nova, one that resulted in a 16-4 season and No. 2 status behind C.
Ivan Nova, out since late April because of tightness in his right triceps, allowed two runs over four-plus innings in an extended spring training game.
The Yankees signed free agent Hiroki Kuroda and traded for Mariners starter Michael Pineda, who are expected to join CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova in the starting rotation.
Those two pitchers join Freddy Garcia, Phil Hughes, Ivan Nova and CC Sabathia in a solid starting rotation (Hughes or Garcia will likely move to the bullpen this season).
Rookie Ivan Nova and journeyman Dustin Mosely, two pitchers who were not even on the opening-day roster, wound up being the losing pitchers in the last two games of the season.
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Hughes is expected to miss his first turn through the rotation, which means that fifth starter candidates Ivan Nova and David Phelps are both likely to begin the season in the rotation.
There's some kids at the end of the rotation, but Phil Hughes is sidelined with a bulging disc, Ivan Nova pitched poorly down the stretch last season, and David Phelps is unproven.
David Phelps struck out a career-high nine in four innings after relieving the injured Ivan Nova for New York and Chris Stewart threw out two baserunners as an emergency fill-in for Francisco Cervelli.
The reason the relievers are so worn down lies mostly in the pitching of Freddy Garcia and Phil Hughes, who have been consistently terrible, but Ivan Nova and Hiroki Kuroda haven't been much better.
With lefty Andy Pettitte joining fellow starter Ivan Nova on to the disabled list earlier Friday, two of the 13 pinstriped players sidelined with injuries this season, the Yankees can't take any risks with Kuroda.
Doug Fister takes the mound for the Tigers on Friday against New York's Ivan Nova, and expectations are high in Motown, even though the Tigers lost two of three at Minnesota to start the season.
Phelps and Ivan Nova were fighting for the final spot in New York's rotation, but will both have jobs with Phil Hughes beginning the season on the disabled list with a bulging disk in his back.
Ivan Nova (2-1), who made his first relief appearance after returning from a right triceps injury and being moved from the Yankees' rotation, struck out James Loney and got an inning-ending grounder from Joyce with the bases loaded in the 10th.
On the pitching side, fourth starter Hughes is likely to miss the first days of spring, meaning David Phelps and Ivan Nova should slide into the fourth and fifth spots in the rotation, postponing their battle over the final rotation spot, for the time being.
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