In the month-plus since the Yankees’ splashy trade deadline, in which GM Brian Cashman augmented the team’s bullpen with the additions of David Bednar, Camilo Doval, and Jake Bird, the unit has remained a talented but maddeningly inconsistent group. After a comically disastrous slate of debuts in which each of the trio allowed multiple runs in a 13-12 loss, the bullpen has reformed, with Bird ending up demoted down to Triple-A and the other two assuming more prominent roles.

As I do each month, I’m going to take a look at the current state of the Yankees’ bullpen as they enter a critical stretch, identifying how manager Aaron Boone is deploying each member and offering a verdict as to how much trust the team can place in them down the stretch. All stats are accurate before Wednesday’s gam

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