New York Yankees: Significant Reasons Why You Should Remain Optimistic
The Best Is Yet To Come
How amazing has this bullpen been?
Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller have been authoritative as usual as they have struck out 27 of the 41 batters they have faced thus far.
In seven of their 11 combined appearances, Betances or Miller have struck out the side.
I didn’t even mention that this is only two-thirds of the famous “three-headed monster.” On May 9th, Aroldis Chapman’s 30-game suspension for his involvement in a domestic violence incident will be completed.
The closer who led all of baseball with 15.74 strikeouts-per-nine innings in 2015 will make his way into the already dominant bullpen.
With guys like Johnny Barbato (6 IP, 9 SO, 0 ER) and Chasen Shreve (4.1 IP, 2 SO, 0 ER) doing their part, baseball’s premiere bullpen will only get better. And that should fire you up.
Christian Kouroupakis covers the New York Yankees and is the Editorial Director for ESNY. Interact with him and view his daily work by “liking” his facebook page and follow him on Twitter. All statistics are courtesy of Baseball Reference.com unless otherwise noted. Don’t hesitate to shoot him an email with any questions, criticisms, or concerns.
