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When the Yankees signed
Andrew Miller
to a four-year, $36 million contract this offseason, most assumed he
would settle in behind Dellin Betances as a highly paid setup man. With
Betances struggling to duplicate his 2014 velocity so far in spring
training, however,
Joe Girardi
would be wise to turn to Miller to close games early in the season
while Betances tries to recover the 100 mph fastball that fueled his
1.40 ERA last season.
Many managers prefer to avoid using left-handers in the closer’s role
for two reasons: Most lefties have poor platoon splits, which makes
protecting a small lead against multiple right-handed hitters in the
ninth inning a risky proposition. In addition, many bullpens have only
one left-handed reliever to use as a specialist, and most are used
before the ninth inning.
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