Last year Chad Green was a revelation in the Yankees’ bullpen. A former starter with limited success, his stuff played up big time out of the bullpen. In 40 appearances last year he threw 69 innings of 1.83 ERA ball and a 13.43 K/9. He was a multi-inning monster, averaging 1.73 innings per appearance.
This year, Green has still been excellent, but slightly less so. He has been used more conventionally, appearing in 48 games and throwing 57 innings. His ERA is up a full run to 2.84 and his K/9 has dropped to 10.58. These are still great numbers, albeit not as great as last year.