ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Think of it as the richest family in the neighborhood adding a Lamborghini to the garage, and the kids actually appreciating it.
With news breaking that the Yankees were acquiring Orioles closer Zach Britton, strengthening what is already baseball’s best bullpen, the current members of that crew expressed their delight.
“To add a guy of his caliber would be huge,” Dellin Betances said Tuesday night, following the Yankees’ 4-0 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field. “We can kind of start our own game, I guess, as a bullpen.