Coming into the 2017 season, everyone knew the bullpen would be a strength of the Yankees. With perennial All-Stars Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman, it wasn’t out of the realm of possibility that the team would effectively play seven-inning games all year. Yet, Betances struggled at times and Chapman had a subpar (for his standards) season. The true star of the relief corps was Chad Green.
He came into the season as one of the long relief options, along with Adam Warren. Like a lot of long relievers, Green was a shaky starter without a third pitch and was just looking to find a role at the major league level.