Chan Ho Park is tentatively scheduled to make his next turn in the Phillies rotation on Saturday at the new Yankee Stadium.

Will he make it? Will he be demoted to the bullpen?

Manager Charlie Manuel wasn't revealing his hand following Sunday's game, when Park lasted 1 1/3 innings and allowed five runs on four walks and five hits.

Park was bad. Perhaps bad enough to erase his two previous, strong starts.

His ERA is over 7.00. Meanwhile, J.A. Happ is an obvious suitor to take Park's place in the rotation.

As Delco Times columnist Jack McCaffery wrote today, I think it's time for Happ to get his shot.

In addition to being more bad than good, Park hasn't shown poise -- which, in my mind, is an underrated element of pitching. When one thing goes bad - an umpire's call, an untimely hit, etc. - he doesn't react well and lets it affect his next pitch, at-bat and inning.

The Phils signed Park for their bullpen, but backed themselves into a corner by agreeing to let Park compete for a starting job in spring training. The chance to start was why Park signed with the Phillies.

While they felt obligated to stick to their word and give him the job at the end of spring training, Park hasn't done a whole lot to convince them he should keep that starting spot.

My guess is Chan Ho Park doesn't have very long for the rotation. I'm thinking you'll see Happ making his first start of the season on the next homestand.

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Just a brief heads-up: I'm not with the Phillies this week, so the blogging will be pretty minimal. I'm not a big fan of trying to report about a team when you're not actually covering the team.

The newspaper and delcotimes.com will have you covered, however. Our Eagles beat writer, Bob Grotz, is heading to Cincy while McCaffery is going to Yankee Stadium this weekend.