Three months ago, I wrote about and that it will become an issue for the Yankees at some point this season. The trend in baseball of using starters less has lead to using the high-leverage relievers for more innings. The Yankees have assembled an all-time great bullpen, and they should use this strength to shorten games. And to this point, it has worked. As of this writing, the Yankees have the best record in the AL and trail the Dodgers by only 0.5 games for the overall best record. But it has come at a cost, and that cost is the high toll on the back-end bullpen guys.
how the bullpen was overworked
