It’s an age-old narrative that has plagued the New York Yankees in the past. Now it seems that Dellin Betances has fallen victim to the curse of the bright New York lights.
Betances entered this season fresh off an arbitration battle with Randy Levine and demotion from the closer role he held for the majority of 2016. He was an All-Star in three straight seasons, striking out 126 batters in 73 innings in 2016 alone.
Betances looked to be the future of the bullpen. And then, 2017 happened.
Like I’ve said, this is nothing new for the Yankees.