As of yesterday, Joe Girardi said that Tyler Clippard will be the Yankees’ “seventh inning guy”. That’s funny, because he’s also the owner of this wonderful stat from James Smyth: ten “meltdowns” in 2017 (lowering win expectancy by more than 6% in an appearance), second in baseball behind Brett Cecil (11). I propose another player that should be given a shot at a seventh inning, or any high leverage role, and his name is Chad Green.
This is coming from someone who isn’t Green’s biggest fan, but I really do think he’s found his niche.