Chad Green hasn’t been enjoying the same shutdown season he posted last year. His numbers across the board are generally worse than his stellar 2017 campaign, as his FIP has increased from 1.75 to 3.10, his hard contact is up eight percent, and his HR/9 has more than doubled. Given just how dominant he was last year, that shouldn’t be considered too much of a disappointment, but it’d be nice to see him find that success again.
Green’s high nineties fastball mixed with his effective slider gave him a lethal arsenal that made him one of the best bullpen arms in baseball during the Yankees’ run to the ALCS last season.