In a typical bullpen construction, you have a group of righties and a handful of lefties. Ideally, each of these pitchers provides different offerings in terms of repertoire to diversify what hitters see. This is a strategy that the Yankees have done a great job at employing. However, heading into 2023, the team’s bullpen is still stacked with talent, but only has one lefty in Wandy Peralta. The 31-year-old southpaw will certainly be an important contributor, but if he goes on the shelf for any period of time, the team will be stuck without any lefties unless they have a surprise up their sleeves.
Why the Yankees don’t have more lefties in the bullpen
