PT TODAY: Miller reclaims closer role

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Yankees | Andrew Miller the new closer
New York Yankees RP Andrew Miller will pitch in the ninth inning, and Dellin Betances will pitch in the eighth inning, manager Joe Girardi announced Monday, July 25.  Source: MLB.com - Alyson Footer
 
BHQ take: So the Yankees will turn back the clock to 2015, with Miller taking back the closer role, Betances taking the eighth (and on some occasions, the seventh), and Adam Warren generally covering the middle to the seventh innings (for now). Warren was quite effective in relief for NYY in 2015, posting a 9.4 Dom and a 4.1 Cmd while holding batters to a .605 oOPS, and the...

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