Yankees News: Dellin Betances To Slide Into Closing Role Over Andrew Miller?

The New York Yankees couldn't re-sign 2014 closer David Robertson this offseason, but they have plenty of options to work with when it comes to the closing role in 2015.

According to Mark Townsend of Yahoo! Sports, the Yankees appear to be grooming Dellin Betances to close games at this juncture:

At this point, it's expected that Dellin Betances, the 26-year-old right-hander who posted historically dominant numbers during his rookie campaign, will slide into the closer's role. Though he only has one save to his credit in nine major league seasons, Miller is another candidate to close coming off career bests in ERA (2.02), FIP (1.13) and strikeouts per nine innings (14.9) in 2014.

Either way you slice it, the Yankees' appear set in the 8th and the 9th inning from a bullpen standpoint. The recent acquisition of former Atlanta Braves setup man David Carpenter will likely round out the back of the bullpen, giving the Yankees a formidable trio to work with when the game is on the line.

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