He was a long-relief option in the 2019 playoffs.
Things change. Just ask J.A. Happ. I’ll be totally honest, I supported the Yankees re-signing Happ last winter. I was fine with the vesting option on the deal, too. Happ had been quite good for the 2018 Yankees, a reliable and productive innings-eater. Don’t forget, as Luis Severino went into a tailspin, Happ, acquired from Toronto, added quite a lot of stability. They needed him.
But, the 2019 Yankees weren’t as fortunate. Happ, frankly, was bad.
I’m a little surprised it wasn’t worse.