The Yankees pitching staff as a whole is off to a remarkable start to the season given all the unfortunate circumstances of it. While much has been made of the absences of Carlos Rodón and Luis Severino and pronounced affect they’ve had on the rotation, the bullpen is also down some important names, and nevertheless, it has thrived.
Go back a month, and say you were told that both Tommy Kahnle and Jonathan Loáisiga were on the shelf. And that Lou Trivino’s season could be all but over. And that neither of Rodon nor Severino would seem close to returning, meaning that someone like Clarke Schmidt, who has excelled at times when thrust into relief duty, would still be plying his trade as a starting pitcher.