Finding a breaking ball that works for Chad Green

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty ImagesWhen Aaron Boone called upon Chad Green to get the final three outs of the Yankees’ 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday, I reckon many of you had the same reaction as myself. That is, to wonder what the heck Boonie was doing. Why was he trusting maybe the least dependable reliever in his bullpen with arguably the highest leverage situation of the young season?

This consternation was not without its merits. Green cost the Yankees no fewer than six wins last season via meltdown performance, and already his 2022 campaign was off to a shaky start, having given up two runs in back-to-back appearances causing the Yankees to fall behind…