Late in January, he New York Yankees addressed their bullpen with the addition of sidearmer Darren O’Day, who has a career 2.51 ERA and had a 1.10 mark in 2020 with Atlanta. However, having lost Tommy Kahnle, Adam Ottavino, and Jonathan Holder during the offseason, the unit still needs one or two more reliable arms.
We have said numerous times that relying on Aroldis Chapman, Chad Green, and Zack Britton isn’t ideal (now, we can add O’Day to that mix). It’s not because they aren’t good; they are. In fact, they’ll probably be great. However, given the modern focus on relief pitching, a bullpen with only three or four trustworthy arms just won’t cut it in today’s game.