Given the way teams like the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians have fueled postseason runs with an all-around excellent bullpen unit, the New York Yankees have taken note.
Along with starting pitching, adding a closer, to help relinquish the bad taste left by Dellin Betances‘ abysmal September as the closer, is on the top of Brian Cashman’s shopping list.
Additionally, given the fact that this team is more than one move away from being playoff-caliber, the middle relief which was wretched for the entirety of 2016 needs to be bolstered if New York plans to content come 2017.