The Yankees bullpen is so fragile this close to the ALDS that, as ESPN’s Joon Lee reported, manager Aaron Boone plans on getting creative with Jameson Taillon.
The veteran righty was a reliable starter for New York all season, going 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA in 32 starts. Taillon also issued just 1.62 walks per nine innings (BB/9), yet will shift to the bullpen for the series with Cleveland. The schedule is such that Boone can roll with a trifecta of Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes, and Luis Severino with Taillon and Domingo German on the relief team.