The Rays finally put their “bullpen day” plan to work this past Saturday against the Red Sox. Andrew Kittredge got the start, and he was followed by LHP Ryan Yarbrough who was making his ML debut.
Yarbrough is one of the several multi-inning options in the bullpen. The Rays see him as a starter, but he checks all the boxes for their current pitching plan.
At first glance, you quickly notice just how tall Yarbrough is at 6’5”, and just from watching baseball over the years I’ve gotten the hint that tall lefties seem to work well out of the bullpen.