Hold up: The Jonathan Holder Resurgence

Early in the season, Jonathan Holder was the biggest issue in the Yankees bullpen. In his first three outings, he pitched to the following line: 2.2 IP, 7 R, 20.25 ERA, 3.00 WHIP. That is…not good.

In a long bullpen piece, I made an insulting flowchart about Holder and strongly criticized Aaron Boone’s usage of Holder. Well, it turns out I was wrong. Very wrong.

Holder was sent down on April 7, and since being recalled on April 21, he literally has not allowed an earned run. That’s right, in his last 22 – 22! – outings, Holder has not allowed an earned run. He has lowered his ERA all the way to 1.84 and has emerged as a legit bullpen ace. He’s even succeeded in multi-inning outings – his last…