The Yankees bullpen has been stellar all season. Before action began on Monday, it was third in MLB in WAR with 3.4, fourth in ERA with 2.95, and third in FIP with 3.19. The eye test returns equally good results.
One can argue, however, that a good chunk of the unit’s success so far can be attributed to a couple All-Star candidates: Michael King and Clay Holmes. The former owns a 2.41 ERA in 37.1 frames, with an incredible 35.7 percent strikeout rate. The latter? He recently broke Mariano Rivera’s franchise record of 28 consecutive scoreless appearances and even that run ended last night, he still has a 0.