No one should ever call for someone to be designated for assignment in what could potentially cost a player his job, but New York Yankees reliever Tyler Clippard is coming awfully close to losing his job in the bullpen staff.
After getting off to a stellar campaign for New York (1.57 in first 25 appearances), the 32-year-old has become a complete shell of himself, costing the Yankees a ton of games — including some headaches in lower-leveraged situations.
Since June 4, Clippard has surrendered 12 earned runs in 6.2 innings of work (16.20 ERA), featuring five strikeouts to correspond with four home runs allowed.