The New York Yankees lost, in the past few weeks, several top relievers. Tommy Kahnle signed elsewhere, Adam Ottavino was traded, Jonathan Holder was non-tendered, and Zack Britton, who remains with the organization unlike the others, suffered an elbow injury and will miss the next couple of months.
The Yankees did bring Darren O’Day and Justin Wilson in the free agency period, but they will need more help besides the usually formidable Aroldis Chapman and Chad Green pair. Thankfully, guys like Nick Nelson and Jonathan Loaisiga have looked good this spring so far, but there has been one happy surprise among the top performers.