Stephen Tarpley is no stranger to New York, having broken through in 2018 with the crosstown Yankees. The left-hander was solid in his brief stint that year, allowing three earned runs over nine innings pitched and finishing with a 0.2 bWAR after ten appearances. He earned a spot on the team’s postseason roster, where he gave up three earned runs in his lone inning of work in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Red Sox.
He has yet to match the results from his 2018 season. The reliever was drafted in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB Draft before opting to return to college, and he was later picked in the third round of the 2013 draft by the Orioles.