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The Yankees are trying to fix Chad Green

Chad Green got demoted, and it’s okay. He wasn’t demoted in a typical baseball sense, as in on a bus to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He got moved down a notch on the Yankees’ bullpen totem pole, in favor of surging Dellin Betances.

While Aroldis Chapman and David Robertson’s usage have remained relatively similar throughout the season, Green has been in high leverage spots less often. Meanwhile, Betances’ high leverage usage has gone up.

Betances has been pitching wonderfully of late (0 ER, 45.