Pinch hitting: Max Frankel and Sean Morash

Source: yankees.lhblogs.com --- Thursday, January 28, 2016
Our next Pinch Hitter is a one-two punch. Max Frankel and Sean Morash run a (mostly) Baseball blog called Off The Bench. They’re both former college Baseball players, and for the past five years, their blog has worked to “present original content from a unique viewpoint, offering insights into how the game is played and how it could be played better.” Max and Sean wrote that they’ve addressed issues ranging from the role of politics in sports to the best way to grip a curveball. You can follower them at @blogoffthebench on Twitter and at offthebenchbaseball.com. For their post, Max and Sean take a look at the Yankees’ dominant late-inning bullpen trio in search of the best way to utilize such a set of relievers. — The Yankees Have Baseball’s Best Bullpen, Now How Do They Use It? Before I really sink my teeth into the meat of this New York Yankees bullpen sandwich, I have to note that Aroldis Chapman is currently under investigation for a domestic violence incident. For the purposes of this post, I will largely be ignoring any potential disciplinary action against Chapman as it is impossible to predict at this point. Commissioner Manfred has never levied a domestic violence suspension, so there is no precedent for how many games a player might be suspended in a situation like this. Internet conjecture that Chapman might miss 50 or 100 games, is just that, conjecture. What we can say with some certainty is this: With Chapman, for h ...

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