The New York Yankees‘ relief corps aren’t what they used to be. The 2018 and 2019 teams fielded “super bullpens”, filled with quality arms that gave manager Aaron Boone several weapons at the time of navigating through the last innings of a ballgame. Dellin Betances was around, Tommy Kahnle was healthy and effective, Adam Ottavino was lights-out, and arms like Jonathan Holder and Luis Cessa were decent. Zack Britton, Chad Green, and Aroldis Chapman were always reliable.
Now, only the last three names offer some semblance of reliability these days. Boone had to abuse their arms in this year’s postseason run, and it showed.