The bullpen was always going to be a weakness of this team. Though the front office tried to shore it up by signing Jeurys Familia and Brad Hand, they still had to realize that they were signing Jeurys Familia and Brad Hand. They went and signed offense to help prop this team up, but only giving then manager Joe Girardi these two arms (in addition to Corey Knebel) felt like simply settling for veteran options that didn’t cost much or command as many years.
Now, Hand actually hasn’t been too bad this season, but there has to be some caution taken with that statement.