The New York Yankees' Top 10 Pitchers of the Last 20 Years | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Ru

Posted by Aldo Pusey on Friday, July 26, 2024
BRONX, NY - OCTOBER 2: Mike Stanton #29 of the New York Yankees delivers the pitch during game two of the American League Division Series against the Anaheim Angels at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York on October 2, 2002. The Angels defeated the YanEzra Shaw/Getty Images

Mendoza: 1996-2002, 2005

Regular Season: 54-34, 4.10 ERA, 16 SV, 414 K; Playoffs: 2-1, 2.36 ERA, 16 K

Nelson: 1996-2000, 2003

Regular Season: 23-19, 3.47 ERA, 9 SV, 334 K; Playoffs: 2-2, 3.12 ERA, 44 K

Stanton: 1997-2002, 2005

Regular Season: 31-14, 3.77 ERA, 15 SV, 407 K; Playoffs: 4-1, 2.48 ERA, 24 K

It's really impossible to separate these three, because it was a result of the solid bullpen that the Yankees were able to prevail in the playoffs.

All three were incredibly clutch in the playoffs. Each recorded at least one World Series victory, and Stanton had two in the Subway Series.

A good bullpen is crucial in deep playoff runs, and the Yankees had a great middle relief system.

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