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The New York Yankees: When It Rains, It Pours

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New York Yankees, Aaron Boone

2020 was supposed to be the year that the New York Yankees took back their spot at the top of the mountain. They finally had the missing piece (Gerrit Cole) to winning a championship. They had the lineup, the pitching staff, and the bullpen.

The Yankees seemingly had everything you needed to win a championship. All they needed to do was stay healthy and play to their talent level. Well, with just a few weeks left in the season, neither one of those things has happened.

The Yankees have been dealt devastating injuries, and the players who have played haven’t played well outside of a couple exceptions. A team that seemed to be a World Series favorite, is now just 1.5 games ahead for the last playoff spot in the AL.

Keep in mind that the only reason the Yankees would make the playoffs is the COVID playoff expansion. If it wasn’t for that, the Yankees would pick up their ball and go home in a few weeks.

The Yankees crushing defeat

Last night, the Yankees hit a new low. Recently, the Yankees were surpassed by the Toronto Blue Jays for second place in the division. The majority of their remaining games come against Toronto.

The Yankees have struggled mightily over the last few weeks entering last night 5-13 in their previous 18 games. The Yankees came out of the gates hot with a couple of home runs. They took a 6-2 lead into the sixth inning.

The Yankees had it setup perfectly for their best bullpen arms to close it out. You had a feeling that this could be the game that turns it around. However, the Blue Jays scored an astonishing ten runs in one inning to deal a knockout blow to the bombers.

I couldn’t hardly believe what I was watching. The Blue Jays scored ten runs off Chad Green and Adam Ottavino before the Yankees recorded two outs. There is horrific performances, then there’s what we witnessed last night.

Granted, the blame cannot go completely to the Yankees relievers. With the bases loaded, Luke Voit got a ground ball right to him which would have recorded the second out of the inning. He booted the ball, and the onslaught continued. The Yankees lost the game 12-7.

Where to go from here

Just when you think it can’t get worse for the Yankees, it does. When they get great outings from their pitchers, the offense can’t generate more than a run or two. Whenever their offense gives them a lead, the bullpen can’t hold it.

At this point, I’m not even sure I would feel comfortable if the Yankees were winning a game 10-0. That’s how bad it has truly become. This team can turn it around, but I’m not sure anyone believes that they will at this point.

There has to be some heat on Brian Cashman. The Yankees were spiraling out of control last week and Cashman did nothing at the deadline. No reinforcements for the bombers, just praying they get better.

Unfortunately for Cashman, not only have the problems continued, they’ve become worse. If the boss were still alive and running the team, I would not want to be anyone in the Yankees organization. I’m not sure what the answer is, but it’s truly dark times in the Bronx.

New York Yankees Recap: Yankee bullpen fails and loses both games of a doubleheader to the Mets

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New York Yankees, Gary Sanchez

For the New York Yankees, it just wasn’t their day, they lost both games that they were leading in when the bullpen failed to hold the lead. The Yankees have now lost their last seven games in a row. In a regular-season, that’s the equivalent of a 19 game losing streak. The Yankees have not had a seven-game losing streak since 2017 when Joe Girardi was leading the team.  The Yankees are now four games behind the Rays and have slipped to third place in the East Division. All this on a day that all of baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day.

In game one the Yankees got off to an early 4-0 lead. Yankee pitcher Jordan Montgomery pitched a masterful five innings allowing only one run, but in the sixth, he allowed two runners on base. Manager Aaron Boone took Montgomery out and replaced him with Yankee reliever Chad Green, who had previously pitched 12.2 innings of scoreless ball.  In an unbelievable turn of events, Green gave up 3 home runs for 4 Met runs, in one inning.

The final score in the first game was 6-4 with the New York Mets scoring six unanswered runs in the game. Chad Green took the loss.  Lockett got the win for the Mets, and Diaz got the save.

The bad luck didn’t end in game one, In game two the Yankees had the lead through six and a half innings.  The second game was a home game for the Mets at the Stadium.  At the bottom of the seventh inning, with the Mets backs up against the wall, Aroldis Chapman took the mound to close it out for the Yankees.  Chapman did not have it, and threw seven fastballs, five of which were out of the zone.   To set it up, McNeil hit a single. The Mets sent in Billy Hamilton into pinch run. Hamilton stole second.  Aroldis Chapman threw a slider to  Amed Rosario and Rosario homered to left, and it was game over. Mets 4 Yankees 3, for the second Yankee loss of the day. Chapman took the loss, and Hughes got the win for the Mets.

With seven losses in a row, it isn’t necessary to say that the Yankees are playing horribly. If the pitching is good, the bullpen isn’t.  If pitching is good the lineup is unproductive.  In the last seven games, the Yankees have only scored 22 runs, that just over 3 runs per game, while the Yankee pitching has allowed 37 runs in the last seven games.

The pitching problem of the Yankees is well known, what isn’t expected is that the bullpen, lacking Tommy Kahnle, and Zack Britton, just isn’t getting the job done.  The Yankees minus key players put forth a lineup in game one with six players batting at .185 or less. One of the biggest problems is Gary Sanchez.  His batting average is just .139. He is totally unproductive in the three-hole.  Twice in game one, once with the bases loaded and once with two on, he struck out both times.  Right now Sanchez is swinging at everything no matter how far out of the zone the balls are.

Almost every day the New York Yankees can not escape more bad news.  With Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, DJ, LeMahieu, and Gleyber Torres on the IL, now Gio Urshela has been reported to have bone spurs and is listed as day to day.

The New York Yankees will again try to turn it around tomorrow when J.A. Happ takes the mound in a matinee game at the Stadium.  Happ has pitched poorly this season with an ERA north of 6.  However, in his last outing, he pitched six solid innings, giving the Yankees hope that he can pitch well tomorrow and stop the Yankees slide.

 

New York Yankees: Good news and bad news following awful first game loss against Mets

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New York Yankees, Chad Green

The New York Yankees dominated the first half of game one in a doubleheader against the New York Mets on Friday afternoon. After taking a 4-0 lead in the second inning, the Mets quietly rallied and took a 6-4 lead in the 6th inning when relief pitcher Chad Green blew a potential save.

Entering the series on a five-game losing streak, the Yankees desperately needed to start off with a victory. Utilizing a band of misfits toys as their lineup, most weren’t confident that the Yankees could pull off a win. Those people would’ve been correct, despite a fantastic outing by starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery.

FINAL SCORE: 6-4

New York Yankees bad news and good news:

GOOD NEWS:

The offense for the Yankees wasn’t necessarily their problem against the Mets in game-one. Leadoff hitter Luke Voit went 3-for-4 with two runs. In the two-hole, Clint Frazier was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a walk. However, behind them the offense fell off significantly. The only other Yankees who managed to get hits were Brett Gardner, Mike Ford, and Estevan Florial. They collectively had 10 strikeouts, further proving that the reserves aren’t as gritty as previously thought. Interestingly, the Yankees sat Mike Tauchman to give him rest going into the second game of the doubleheader.

Frazier was the most impressive aspect of the Yankees on offense, but Montgomery was fantastic as a starter for the first few innings of the game.

Before giving one run up in the fifth inning, he had struck out six batters and allowed just four hits.

BAD NEWS:

The bad news was predominantly in the latter half of the batting order. From Miguel Andujar down to Tyler Wade, they only recorded one hit and struck out six times. Their lack of efficiency significantly hurt the Yankees’ chance at pulling out a win. In addition, relief pitcher Chad Green gave up five runs in one inning. Those five runs came off three separate homers.

The Yankees’ pitching continues to degrade and sparks more suggestions that they should be active during the trade deadline on August 31. General manager Brian Cashman is undoubtedly looking at his options and considering what to do.

There’s also suspect that DH Luke Voit came up gimpy after running to first base. An injury to Voit would significantly restrict the Yankees from surviving the next few days.

They desperately need DJ LeMahieu to return to the lineup. Slugger Aaron Judge is back on the injured list and will be out for multiple weeks. Starting shortstop Gleyber Torres will also be missing 3-6 weeks with hamstring and quad issues.

New York Yankees Profiles: Chad Green, Manager Aaron Boone’s ace in the hole (Q&A video)

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The New York Yankees are lucky that Howard and Sheena Green had two baby boys on May 24, 1991. One of them was Chad Green, his middle name is Keith, and he has a twin brother named Chase. He also has a sister Lynsie, and an older brother, Blake. Chase also played baseball in college. Chad was born in Greenville, South Carolina, but moved to Illinois with his family. Green played in Little League and continued his interest in baseball at Effingham, Illinois, high school where he was selected All-Conference, and in the senior year he made All-State.

Chad at age 19 was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 37th round of the draft but decided to attend the University of Louisville, where he played baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. He left college with the university record for the lowest ERA at 2.38. This was followed by him being selected in the eleventh round of the 2013 draft by the Detroit Tigers. He made his professional debut that year with the GCL Tigers, and after two games, was promoted to the Lakeland Flying Tigers, where he finished the year with a 3-0 record and a 3.63 ERA in 17.1 innings pitched. He continued on to the Whitecaps and Seawolves.

In December of 2015, the Tigers traded Luis Cessa and Green to the New York Yankees for Justin Wilson. He started the 2016 season with Scranton Wilkes/Barre. The Yankees promoted Green to the major leagues on May 14, 2016. He made his major league debut on May 16. After being called up as a reliever, the Yankees shifted Green to the rotation. After four starts, the Yankees shut down Green for the season after he suffered a sprained elbow ligament. He again started the 2017 season with The RailRiders but was quickly called up in May, Green ended the season with a 5–0 record, 1.83 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 69 innings as a reliever. He was 8-3 in 2018.

Green started the 2019 season struggling for the Yankees and was sent down to Scranton to figure things out. Since coming back, he was used as a reliever a few times, but his main job is that of an opener for the Yankees. This need was caused by the injured Luis Severino and other injured starting pitchers, to the point, they didn’t have a five-man rotation.

The opener was popular and successful with the Tampa Rays. The opener role is to start a game but only pitch an inning or two in a role similar to a closer. Then the bullpen finishes the rest of the game. The Yankees have also been successful with this opener format winning 11 of 12 starts with Chad Green as the primary opener with great success. He has appeared in 41 games allowing only 25 earned runs. He has two saves as a reliever and a season 4.69 ERA but an ERA as an opener of just 2.53.

New York Yankee Field Manager Aaron Boone prizes Green as he can use him in so many ways. As I pointed out earlier he can be used as a starter/opener if Boone chooses to do so, or someone in the normal rotation is ill or injured. He can use him as a middle or short reliever, and can even use him to close games if necessary. Last season he ended with an ERA of 4.17 over 69 innings pitched and he saved two games on the season. This shortened spring training he pitched in only four games, but with an excellent 2.25 ERA. He has great mental toughness and doesn’t get shook. Because of his pitching versatility, he is Aaron Boone’s ace in the hole.

In this short season, Boone has used him in nine games against six teams, going 12.2 innings.  In those outings, Green has been dominant giving up just one run, while striking out 17 batters. The one run that he did give up was against the Tampa Bay Rays in an August 4th game at Tropicana Field.  Green was not used in the most recent Rays series. Boone both this year and last year has a tendency to used Green with the Yankees are winning not when they are losing.  However, it is unusual that Boone has not used him since August 16, especially with Tommy Kahnle on the IL. There  is not information on the internet that Green may be injured.

Chad is now 28 years old, he stands 6’3″, he weighs 210 pounds. He was married to his long time girlfriend wife Jenna in 2014. He is very private about this life. He has a dog but there is no news about human offspring. Both he and his wife love traveling. It is reported that he lives in the New York area and enjoys exploring the area.

 

New York Yankees: Chad Green has been underappreciated so far this season

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New York Yankees, Chad Green

The New York Yankees are currently 12-6 and are comfortably sitting atop the American League East in first place. Although their starting pitching (besides Cole) would make fans think they’d be somewhere around .500, the team has found a way to score a ton of runs every game to keep them winning.

There have been several players that have flown under the radar so far who have been helping the Yankees a ton and Chad Green is the biggest of them all. I don’t think Yankee fans realize how solid a reliever Green is and he doesn’t get enough credit. The only time fans are talking about him is when he has a bad outing.

Take a look at his game logs up until this point in the season:

7/26 vs. WSH: 2.0 IP, 7 BF, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K

7/29 vs. BAL: 1.0 IP, 4 BF, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

7/31 vs. BOS: 2.0 IP, 6 BF, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K

8/3 vs. PHI: 0.2 IP, 2 BF, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K

8/5 vs. PHI: 2.1 IP, 7 BF, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K

8/8 vs TB: 1.1 IP, 6 BF, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 K

8/11 vs. ATL: 0.2 IP, 2 BF, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K

8/12 vs. ATL: 1.0 IP, 3 BF, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K

These numbers speak for themselves. Green has been absolutely dominant for the Yankees so far and not enough people are talking about him. In eight outings and 11 IP, Green has allowed just two hits and one earned run. Every time he comes into a game, he consistently pounds the zone and gets guys out. In that time on the mound this year, Green has only issued three walks and has struck out 15 batters.

One of the biggest reasons why Green is so effective on the mound is his ability to throw strikes consistently and get a ton of swing and misses. According to FanGraphs, when Green is in the zone, hitters z-contact % is 77.8% and the average is around 87%. Although he doesn’t get a ton of guys to chase out of the zone, his hard four-seam fastball blows by hitters.

Chad Green has been everything and more for the New York Yankees this season. With a struggling and inconsistent starting rotation, it’s crucial that the bullpen picks up the slack. Green has been doing it all for the Yanks, and fans should expect to without hesitation.

New York Yankees: Important take-a-ways from yesterday’s doubleheader

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New York Yankees, Kyle Higashioka

The New York Yankees came away last night with a spit of their doubleheader with the Philadelphia Phillies.  The Phillies won the first game 11-7 and the Yankees took the second game 3-1.  There are some important take-a-ways from the games.

First and foremost two Yankees pitchers failed miserably.  J.A. Happ looked just as bad in his second start of the season as he did in Baltimore.  Last night he gave up four runs while walking six Phillies in just three innings.  The Yankees have to find a way to get Happ on track, he is too important in the rotation that is already missing Luis Severino (Tommy John surgery) and Domingo German (suspension).  At this point, one has to wonder how many more times in this short season manager Aaron Boone will put Happ out there when other quality hands are available such as Clarke Schmidt and Micheal King.

Also in the first game reliever, Nick Nelson allowed his own damage by giving up six runs in 1.2 innings.  After the game, he was optioned to Scranton Wilkes/Barre along with Thairo Estrada.  In a  surprise move, the also optioned outfielder Miguel Andujar to the alternate site.  Andujar really hasn’t found his place with the team this season.  The 2018 hitting star also hasn’t found his place behind the plate either.  So far in the season, he is batting only .071.

Catcher Gary Sanchez also seems to be lost behind the plate as well, his powerful bat is missing and he is hitting .074. In 27 plate appearances, he has only two hits with 16 strikeouts.  Right now it seems like backup catcher Kyle Higasioka might be the better option at the backstop.

Chad Green continues to show why he is an elite reliever for the New York Yankees.  Last night he pitched 2.1 scoreless innings while striking out two.  So far this season he has pitched eight innings for the Yankees against the Nationals, Orioles, Red Sox, and the Phillies, pitching in all of those games with an ERA of 0.00.

So far the storyline of the season is slugger Aaron Judge who has a batting average of .310.  He looks like he could eclipse his 2017 performance when he game in second in the MPV voting.  So far he has hit seven home runs in his last eight games, one of them yesterday in the game one loss. His base discipline is better, striking out only 13 times.  In a normal season, his homers would equate to 21 homers in his first 33 games, that’s a rate better than 2017 when he hit 52 long balls.

The last take-a-way from the games is that the New York Yankees bullpen continues to shine in many ways.  The Yankees have won both of the bullpen games, one against the World Champion Nationals and one last night against the Phillies.  Last night five relievers went seven innings giving up just one run.  Another highlight is that Zack Britton, filling in for Aroldis Chapman has saved all five of his games including game two last night.  Britton’s ability to close is one of the reasons Brian Cashman went after him.

One New York Yankee Has Quietly Been Dominant

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New York Yankees, Chad Green

The New York Yankees have been on an absolute tear, with 7 straight wins to start the season 8-1. This type of start was last seen by the Yankees in 2003 and 1998, with both teams winning the AL Pennant. With how great the hitting has been with a team 133 wRC+,.489 SLG%, and 20 home runs which leads all teams outside of the Marlins, but the Marlins have only played 3 games. While the offense has been electric with Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Gio Urshela, and Luke Voit hitting well, the pitching has been solid as well. The Yankees are 9th in team ERA and 7th in team SIERA. This is headlined by good starts from Gerrit Cole and Jordan Montgomery, but one guy doesn’t get enough credit.

Out of the bullpen the Yankees have had Chad Green and hit 5.2 innings of 0 runs and 9 strikeouts with a 0.35 WHIP.

Looking Like Vintage Chad Green

People saw Chad Green’s 2019 as a disappointment and his 2.18 ERA from 2017-2018 spiked to a 4.17 in 2019. I think you could chalk that up to his HR/9 spiking up to 1.30 and his Batting Average on Balls in Play going up to .346 from .278 over the 2 year dominant stretch. The thing is that he was unlucky in 2019, as shown by a 3.04 Skill-Interactive Earned Run Average (SIERA) and a 3.56 xFIP. He was still throwing hard and collecting strikeouts, and it looks like he’s back to standard Chad Green form, and it’s shown to not just be a lucky stint as he has a 1.12 SIERA so far.

He’s been dominant out of the bullpen and I think this success will translate for the rest of the year.

Nastiest Slider We’ve Seen Chad Green Have

Chad Green’s fastball is as fast and spins as tight as always. He always was a fastball first pitcher who uses his velocity to blow by hitters. This doesn’t mean that he doesn’t need a nasty breaking ball though. Chad Green has always had a good slider, but his slider has seen an increase in drop, as according to Statcast the average drop in his slider went form 33.5 in 2019 to 46.2 in 2020. The spike in his drop can be attributed to his RPM going up nearly by 300 from 2019 to 2020. This combination of a filthy slider that’s tight and spins a lot with a 96 MPH fastball on the black will be unhittable.

Chad Green is poised to bounceback and be elite in 2020, and he’ll be a big part of the Yankees 2020 run in October.

New York Yankees: Yankees not thrilled with expanded postseason setup

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New York Yankees, Aaron boone

The New York Yankees have started their campaign to win a 28th World Championship in this shortened 60 game season.  As they approach the last game in the Series with the World Champions Washington Nationals, they sit at 1-1 and hope today to come out of the series with the series win.

Before yesterday’s game last night, MLB announced what the expanded postseason would look like.  The significant change is that it will be expanded from the present ten teams to 16 teams, which will mean that more than half of the MLB teams will reach the postseason.  The problem the New York Yankees see with the plan is that there is near no reward for winning their division.

With the new plan to have three-game Wild Card series, if the Yankees win the division they will get to host the series.  In a normal season if they win the division, they and sit back and wait for the winner of the one-game wild card and may end up not having to face anyone until the ALDS. This year when they win, they will still have to reinforce that with an additional series win.

Manager Aaron Boone: “I really don’t see it,’’ Boone said of a 16-team playoff in a normal year. “I see maybe something in-between last year and this year. But I don’t see 16 teams in a 162[-game] scenario. I think this year, all bets are off.”

Some of the other New York Yankee players were even less happy with the plan.  Yankee reliever Zack Britton had this to say about the setup:

“I definitely think it’s good for the game to create more high-leverage games, if that’s what you want to call it, more excitement, but I wasn’t a big fan of division winners not being rewarded in some form or fashion. So I wasn’t really for this, but I do see the benefit of increasing playoffs and adding that to our sport.”

“It’s good for the future,’’ Britton said. “I just felt like it was kind of rushed. But the only thing I would’ve liked to see is division winners, whether that’s us or another team, get a bye or something to show you won your division.”

Chad Green said he’s “not really sure [and] a little hesitant,’’ about the changes.

“To have over half the league make the playoffs, I would like to see a reward for winning the division,’’ the right-hander said. “I’d probably need to learn more about the actual specifics of it, [but there] needs to be more incentive for winning the division.”

Both Adam Ottavino and Chad Green are also unhappy about the man on second base in each half-inning after the ninth inning of any game this season. Ottavino said, “it’s just not real baseball.”

“It’s gonna be different,’’ Green said. “A lot of guys are gonna have to adjust to it. You’ve got to have your stuff as soon as you get in there. If you start the 10th inning, the game could be over real quick.”

“It’s gonna be more of a mental thing than anything,’’ Green said. “Guys are just gonna be coming in and trying to attack guys right away and see what happens. … I’m personally not a huge fan of it. When you’re playing a 60-game season and every game matters, just to throw a guy on second base is not the answer.”

The man on second base at the bottom of the tenth inning happened for the first time in the season on Friday night in Oakland. The Athletic’s won over the Lost Angeles Angels. Oakland’s Marcus Semien started the bottom of the 10th on second and scored on Matt Olson’s grand slam.

The bottom line in this and other issues that affect baseball is that all will have to relent to the keyword “adjust.”  There is much that all teams will have to adjust to, from not being able to play in their home park to having key players come down with the coronavirus, and yes, to conform to all the new rules.  We that love baseball will get through it. For the New York Yankees, before all this started, they were favored to win the East and go on to a World Series.  Much may have changed, but that has not changed, they are totally focused on the Championship ring.

New York Yankees Previews: Yankees close out the Nationals series today at 1:05 pm

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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

On Thursday, the New York Yankees took advantage of a rain-shortened 4-1 win in the first game of the 2020 MLB season in the nation’s capital.  After a day off on Friday, last night, the Nationals pounded the Yankees and pitcher James Paxton in a lopsided 9-2 victory for the Washington Nationals.

With the shortened 60 game season, winning each game is 2.7 times as important than in a full season of 162 games.  The same applies to every loss; it’s like losing three in a row.  Interestingly the Yankees, despite the loss, have lost no ground on their East Division, AL, and NL rivals.  Every single team in the east has won a game and lost a game.

Today the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals will wrap up the three-game series at 1:05 pm.  The game will be played at Nationals Park under baking sunny skies.  With no chance of rain, the game-time temperature will be in the low to mid-’90s. The game will be broadcast on TBS (out of market), MASN, and on the YES Network.

When the Yankees come up in the first inning, they will face the Nationals Patrick Corbin.  Corbin last faced the Yankees in 2013.  Four Yankee players had faced Corbin before but were not with the Yankees 2013 team when Corbin visited Yankee Stadium. DJ LeMahieu has the most experience with Corbin, having faced him in 35 at-bats for a .429 average off of the lefty.

Last year Corbin was 14-7 with an ERA of 3.25 in 33 starts and one complete game. Corbin was the Nationals worst pitcher in their World Series Championship run. He was 2-3 with an ERA of 5.79.  Corbin is a New York native.

The New York Yankees have not announced who will start the game today at the time of this writing.  It would have originally been Masahiro Tanaka, but Tanaka was hit in the head by a comebacker from fellow player Giancarlo Stanton in an intrasquad game at the Stadium.  He is under concussion protocol but progressing well.  He will most likely make his next start on July 31st, as the Yankees meet the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

By using an “opener” in today’s game, the Yankees keep their pitching rotation intact. Last year with the loss of Luis Severino, the Yankees used the opening format frequently.  In fifteen starts, the Yankees won 11 of those games opened by super reliever Chad Green.  As Green has not been used in game one or two, he will likely pitch in today’s game.

In the first inning today, all eyes will be on Giancarlo Stanton, who has performed to his 2017 MVP year in summer camp and in the first two games of the new season.  Stanton has homered in both games, one for 459′ and one for 417.’ Last night in the Yankee’s failed attempt at a win, Stanton reached base in all three of his appearances.  The homer, a double and a base on balls. Stanton’s plate discipline is excellent and right now he is seeing the ball as if its a basketball.

Yankees’ Chad Green adds secret weapon to his pitching arsenal

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New York Yankees, Chad Green

New York Yankees reliever Chad Green has been working on a new breaking pitch with the help of pitching coach Matt Blake. Green has always been able to get batters out with his fastball but has never had a really good number two pitch. 

He has been working hard to improve his arsenal and his ability to get hitters out. When talking about his curveball, he said, “right now, it feels good.” “I am definitely way more comfortable than when I first started throwing it,” Green said. He also talked about why he decided to develop a new pitch. Green said that he “tends to be one dimensional at times.” He said it will help him so that he “won’t have to grind through every inning.” If Green can get comfortable with this pitch, he will be even better than before.

Chad Green has been very vital for the Yankees in the bullpen and came up big in many close games. He also stepped up and became unstoppable when the Yankees used him as an opener. With this new pitch, he will be able to blow hitters away with the fastball and fool them with the curveball. Green doesn’t have another dominant pitch in his arsenal. This could improve his game a lot.

Here were Green’s stats from last season: 54 G, 15 GS, 69.0 IP, 5-5, 4.17 ERA, 98 SO, SO/9 12.8, BB/9 2.5. He started the season off slow but picked it up at the end. 

Chad Green is a very versatile player that can start and finish a game. He can also stay in a game for 2-3 innings and be ready to pitch the next day. He’s a player that the Yankees trust and look to in big-time situations. 

What does this mean for the Yankees?

The Yankees already have one of if not the best bullpen in the league. With a shortened season, you could see the Yanks bullpen even more dominant than they were last year. That is hard to do. Look for Chad Green’s ERA and SO/9 to improve a lot with the new addition of the curveball.