Since designating David Carpenter for assignment, the Yankees are down to right-handers Dellin Betances and Esmil Rogers in the major league bullpen. Having five left-handed relievers sounds excessive, but at least they're the best arms the team has for the moment. However, it would be useful to have at least one more right-handed arm that can pitch in high-leverage situations, and Brian Cashman seems to agree.
In a radio interview on Thursday, the Yankees GM talked about the bullpen needs of the team and who they might be looking at to fill the void left by Carpenter:
"We lined up a lot of moves this winter to give ourselves a really deep bullpen.