In 2019, just about every member of the Yankees’ roster was impacted by injuries. Several players missed all (or most) of the season, including Dellin Betances. There’s never a good time to be sidelined with injuries, but it is especially unfortunate that this happened right before he hit free agency for the first time.
Like Luis Severino, Betances started the season on the injured list. While it’s normal to enter spring training with lower velocity, the right-hander’s never got up to where it should have been. He was ultimately diagnosed with a shoulder impingement.