New York Yankees: Team preview and prediction for 2020 season

Tommy Kahnle is a guy I believe has hit his stride with the development of his changeup that he utilized more than half the time last year, but with the other three back end arms, I just feel as though they’re all in tough spots in their careers right now. Chapman was not very good with his command last year, and if not for his fastball velocity, he would be a middle of the road relief pitcher. How long can he keep that velocity up to cover up his mistakes?

Britton and Otto were also subjected to a handful of rough outings in 2019, especially Ottavino who got torn up in the postseason. Altogether, the Yankees blew 28 saves last year, which was three off of Boston’s 31 that led all of baseball. Is this Yankee bullpen really as good as everyone says it is? I’m not so sure.

I feel as though they’ve gotten a little stronger with the additions of Dan Otero and Luis Avilan. Plus, they’ll probably use a bunch of swing starter guys in middle relief roles such as Luis Cessa, Michael King, Jonathan Loaisiga, Chad Bettis, and Chad Green who could also be an “opener”‘ once again. But will it be good enough to pick up the slack of a struggling rotation if it does indeed get back to that point like it did last year? I’m going to say no.