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What Yankees Plan B should be if Chapman’s isn’t ready to close

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Zach Britton should be a strong option at closer if Aroldis Chapman isn't ready in time, The Post's Ken Davidoff writes.

The goal, Aaron Boone said Friday afternoon, is to have Aroldis Chapman ramped up in time to close out the Yankees’ wild-card victory over the Athletics.

May The Post be so bold as to offer a different goal:

Bullpen by committee, chaired by Zach Britton.

The Yankees’ newest top-shelf reliever picked up a couple of outs, although he allowed an inherited runner to score, on Friday night as his current team held off his old team, the Orioles, in a surprisingly competitive 10-8 contest at Yankee Stadium.