TAMPA, Fla. _ The Yankees had one of the best bullpens in baseball in 2018.
In ranking fourth in the majors in ERA (3.38), the group collectively accumulated a league-leading 753 strikeouts, second-most by a bullpen in major-league history (the Rays, who frequently used relievers as "openers" last year, got 754 strikeouts from their pen).
The Yankees' unit, which ranked first with a 9.7 WAR, per FanGraphs, had four of the majors' top 17 relievers in strikeouts _ Dellin Betances (third with 115), Chad Green (tied for 11th with 94), Aroldis Chapman (tied for 14th with 93) and David Robertson (17th with 91).
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