Following the move of Chris Capuano to the bullpen and after David Carpenter was designated for assignment with the return of Masahiro Tanaka from the DL, the Yankees bullpen now consists of five lefties and two righties. Bullpens typically utilize lefties for balance and to try to offset opposing teams power hitters in late game matchups. However, five lefties would definitely seem to defy conventional strategy.
The Yankees southpaw bullpen
Following the move of Chris Capuano to the bullpen and after David Carpenter was designated for assignment with the return of Masahiro Tanaka from the DL, the Yankees bullpen now consists of five lefties and two righties. Bullpens typically utilize lefties for balance and to try to offset opposing teams power hitters in late game matchups. However, five lefties would definitely seem to defy conventional strategy.