Phelps scratched from Double-A start with sore elbow

SAN DIEGO -- Yankees right-hander David Phelps has a sore pitching elbow and has been scratched from his scheduled rehab start for Double-A Trenton on Sunday.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that Phelps, who has been on the disabled list with a right forearm strain, told him that he is still experiencing some issues.

"I talked to him today to make sure that he was feeling OK and he said he didn't quite feel 100 percent," Girardi said. "I said, 'Look, this isn't something we want to mess with, so let's take a step back, get you evaluated and see where you're at.'"

Girardi said that he expects Phelps to have tests performed on the forearm. Phelps is 6-5 with a 5.01 ERA in 18 games (12 starts) for New York this season, and the Yankees had been expected to reinstall him either in their rotation or bullpen shortly.

"He just said it didn't feel 100 percent," Girardi said. "For a player to say that, we just said, 'You know what? You're not going to pitch.'"