The first thing you notice is the silence. No sirens, no last-out roar, none of the usual winter noise that comes when the New York Yankees swoop in for bullpen help. For a club that has lived on the edge of elite relief work for the better part of a decade, this offseason has felt strangely quiet, especially as Devin Williams packs his bags for Queens and Luke Weaver drifts into free agency. The bullpen used to be the Yankees’ security blanket. Suddenly it’s a question mark. To be fair, the unit wasn’t very good in 2025.

A Market Moving Without Them

Reinforcing the relief corps is never easy, but this winter is something else entirely. Nearly every team wants bullpen help, from clubs with legitimate championship windows to those still trying to figure out what direction they’re facing.

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