Look back at the Yankees’ 2022 season, and it’s easy to miss just how deep their bullpen issues actually were.
This isn’t to say that New York’s relief corps was bad. In fact, by the numbers, it was elite. The Yankees’ bullpen ranked third in MLB with a 2.97 ERA, trailing only the Astros and Dodgers. As the great Walter Sobchak would say, not exactly lightweights.
The greater issue, rather, was manager Aaron Boone had to get creative more often than not. And often with guys not used to logging a full season of bullpen innings.