When free agency officially opened up for the New York Yankees and the rest of baseball, allocating resources toward the bullpen was in mind for management. Having lost Zack Britton, Aroldis Chapman, and Miguel Castro this off-season, supplementing their loss with another arm was always in the cards.
However, with Scott Effross sustaining an elbow injury that will force him to miss the majority of the 2023 season, if not all of it, the Yankees may need even more support than previously thought.
The Yankees sign Tommy Kahnle to a new deal:
The team’s top acquisition this off-season in the bullpen was Tommy Kahnle, who spent last year with the Los Angeles Dodgers and has pitched less than 14 innings in his last three seasons combined.