After signing left-handed reliever Justin Wilson, the New York Yankees‘ bullpen is starting to take shape after losing Tommy Kahnle, Jonathan Holder, and Adam Ottavino.
Let’s remember that Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone could only trust three relievers when the season was on the line against the Tampa Bay Rays in the division series: Aroldis Chapman, Chad Green, and Zack Britton.
With just a few hours from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, here is the state of the Yankees’ bullpen:
The circle of trust: Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton, Chad Green, Darren O’Day, Justin Wilson
After a productive offseason, we can say that the circle of trust now has five guys instead of three.