Let’s play a little game. Below are the 2022 stat lines of two relief pitchers, one of whom is a member of the New York Yankees. What role would you give each of them in your bullpen?
Player A: 25.1 innings, 3.55 ERA, 4.92 FIP, 4.44 xERA, 26.3 K%, 18.4 BB%, -0.2 fWAR
Player B: 14 innings, 3.86 ERA, 5.00 FIP, 5.33 xERA, 22.7 K%, 15.2 BB%, -0.1 fWAR
Going purely off these stat lines, neither appears to be somebody that you want to employ frequently in high-leverage situations. Both pitchers, after all, strike out batters at roughly the league average rate for relievers, while simultaneously handing out a large amount of free passes.