During the first half of the season, the Yankees bullpen was arguably the best in the league. Aside from Chad Green getting hurt, injuries hadn’t really affected the relief corps that much, and many of the main arms plus some unexpected contributors were dealing. The unit had a 2.89 ERA (second-best in MLB) and a league-best 3.05 FIP before the break.
Then the second half happened. The end of July and the entire month of August were rough for the team as a whole, injuries started to appear, and the bullpen suffered. The group ranked fifth in baseball with a 3.