Masahiro Tanaka has not been great this year for the Yankees; although he does sport a 7-2 record, his 4.68 ERA is exceptionally high for a former All-Star — and Tanaka has already given up more home runs this season (17) than in his rookie year (15), in which that All-Star appearance came.
Nevertheless, the Yanks and their fans should be somewhat eager for his return being that the club has had some problems with the rotation of late.
With the absence of Tanaka, the Yankees have been forced to look elsewhere for starting pitchers.