Through the first three games of the 2017 season, the New York Yankees bullpen couldn’t be off to a better start.
The deep combination of Adam Warren, Jonathan Holder, Tyler Clippard, Tommy Layne, Bryan Mitchell Chasen Shreve, Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman have combined for 13.2 innings of shutout ball.
Across major league baseball, New York’s ‘pen ranks first in ERA (0.00), fourth in strikeout rate (11.20 K/9), first in xFIP and fourth in overall WAR (0.3). Best of all, none of the bullpen’s seven inherited baserunners have scored, helping the unit rank first in left-on-base percentage (100 percent).