Yankees Notes: Bullpen, Morejon, Coaches

The Yankees had the second-best bullpen ERA in the league last season. Maintaining that level will take some work this offseason, with several key pieces hitting free agency.

General manager Brian Cashman referred to the bullpen as New York’s “main priority” during an appearance on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM this week (h/t Bryan Hoch of MLB.com).

Hoch adds that the Yankees are interested in bringing back two members of the 2026 relief corps, Tim Hill and Paul Blackburn. The team already issued a qualifying offer to closer David Bednar. The former Pirate excelled in his first full season as New York’s stopper and will likely reject the QO. Several teams are known to be in on Hill, including…