I never started a bullpen thread this year, but with yesterday's deal, seems like as good a time as any.
According to Fangraphs, NY now has easily the best bullpen in baseball on paper, kind of amazing:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-yankees-bullpen-could-be-something-unbelievable/
I still think Cashman will move Betances before July 31 if he can get a deal he's happy with, but for now, this is how they line up:
Chapman
Robertson
Betances
Kahnle
Green
Warren
All six of those guys are under contract through at least 2018, Robertson and Warren are FAs then. Betances is through 2019, Kahnle 2020, Chapman 2021, Green is still pre-arb.
Caleb Smith is the other guy there currently (and the only lefty besides Chapman, although all of these guys seem to have equally great numbers against LHBs). In the minors, they have Heller, Holder, and Gallegos as actual relief pitchers on the 40 man, plus a bunch of starters they bring up to fill innings when needed (Mitchell, German, Herrera, Enns may join this list at some point now that he is healthy).
According to Fangraphs, NY now has easily the best bullpen in baseball on paper, kind of amazing:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-yankees-bullpen-could-be-something-unbelievable/
I still think Cashman will move Betances before July 31 if he can get a deal he's happy with, but for now, this is how they line up:
Chapman
Robertson
Betances
Kahnle
Green
Warren
All six of those guys are under contract through at least 2018, Robertson and Warren are FAs then. Betances is through 2019, Kahnle 2020, Chapman 2021, Green is still pre-arb.
Caleb Smith is the other guy there currently (and the only lefty besides Chapman, although all of these guys seem to have equally great numbers against LHBs). In the minors, they have Heller, Holder, and Gallegos as actual relief pitchers on the 40 man, plus a bunch of starters they bring up to fill innings when needed (Mitchell, German, Herrera, Enns may join this list at some point now that he is healthy).