The Yankees’ bullpen needs a workhorse starter

Dec 7 2018 by Pinstripe Alley

 

“Five and fly” leads to a tired, less effective relief corps

I think we’re at a fairly interesting crossroads in baseball. On the one hand, you have the declining importance of the starting pitcher. Fewer and fewer pitchers are qualifying for the ERA title, with just 57 such pitchers in 2018. In 2017 that number was 58, and in 2015 there were 78 qualified pitchers. In just four years the number of “qualified” starters dropped 27%.

The number of true workhorse pitchers, the...

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