Widely expected to be an overwhelming strength of the team — an assumption borne out through the first two-and-a-half months of play — the Yankees bullpen has hit a bit of a rough patch of late. Exacerbated by the injury absences of Aroldis Chapman, Jonathan Loáisiga, and Chad Green, the unit is not as deep as it could be.
In fairness, they’ve still gotten the job done the vast majority of times they’ve been called upon even with the aforementioned trio on the sidelines. But one consequence of the injuries has been a rapid contraction of Aaron Boone’s circle of trust.