Following the move of Chris Capuano to the bullpen and after David Carpenter was designated for assignment with the return of Masahiro Tanaka from the DL, the Yankees bullpen now consists of five lefties and two righties. Bullpens typically utilize lefties for balance and to try to offset opposing teams power hitters in late game matchups. However, five lefties would definitely seem to defy conventional strategy.
The Yankees, like every other team in baseball, have always been on the search for adding a lefty specialist (LOOGY) to their roster. For years, it felt like the Yankees kept a bullpen spot just to have someone to face David Ortiz.