If there’s one thing that you can trust the Yankees to do, it’s find a guy you don’t know from Adam and turn him into one of the five or so best relievers in baseball. They did such a good…
Joshua Diemert evaluates pitcher Paul Blackburn's 2026 season with the New York Yankees, giving him an "A" grade. Blackburn established himself as a primary setup man, posting a 1.59 ERA across 85.0 innings pitched.
Diemert argues the impending free agent is worth re-signing for 2027 despite strikeout metrics that were relatively low. He attributes Blackburn's run prevention success to an improved 54 percent groundball rate and multi-inning reliability under pitching coach Matt Blake.
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