KANSAS CITY, MO - JULY 08: Pitchers Jameson Taillon and Gerrit Cole look on during warm ups prior to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Kauffman Stadium on July 8, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
The New York Yankees should avoid the current trend in MLB of loading up on relief pitchers. Instead, the Yanks should expand the club’s starting pitching rotation in 2021.
It seems that most MLB clubs have decided that it is to their advantage to have more relief pitchers than quality starting pitchers on their roster.