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Will New York Yankees Miss Playoffs If David Robertson Does Not Shine?

say the Yankees will not make the playoffs if closer David Robertson does not shine is defeatist, to say the least.

Understand that one blown save in two opportunities is not impressive in the wake of losing Mariano Rivera.

But Yankees fans need to give Robertson a chance.

In 85 games the past two seasons, Robertson has given up just 12 earned runs in 80.3 innings of work. In his five-year career with the Yankees, Robertson has gone 14-7 with 294 strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA. And until recently, Robertson had not given up one run in six months before blowing a save versus the Rays.

This is pretty ironclad if you ask me.

So ironclad, I can see how Joe Girardi would find confidence in Robertson to make him the closer.

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


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