2017 Yankees: Year in Review - Bullpen (Part 1)
Elsa/Getty Images Matt Linder Let’s close the 2017 Yankees Year in Review the same way the Yankees close their games… with the bullpen. The relief pitching came into and ended the season as the team’s greatest strength. However, there were rough patches along the way. It took major trade deadline acquisitions to get the unit back on track. In addition to the deadline moves, there were unexpected breakouts, game saving performances and heartbreaking meltdowns. Since there were nine guys who appeared in a significant number of games, I am going to break up the bullpen review into two parts. This first installment with look back at the performances of the relievers who spent the vast majority of 2017 in the Yankees ‘pen. nydailynews.com In keeping with the tradition of my previous posts, let’s begin the review with the bullpen’s best performer…Chad Green. He was not only the Yankees best reliever, he was also o...