Think of the Yankees‘ bullpen during Aaron Boone’s tenure as manager, and it’s impossible to not think of Zack Britton or Chad Green.
Both were reliable pieces of the bridge to closer Aroldis Chapman. Britton’s power sinker made him a star closer in Baltimore before the Yankees traded for him in 2018. Green made the transition from starting to the bullpen seamlessly too. When he wasn’t spinning his blazing fastball through opposing bats, they were missing whichever was working of his slider or curveball.
My, how times have changed. Green hurt his elbow in May and missed the season with Tommy John surgery.