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Message: [QUOTE="jncuse, post: 2722407, member: 1969"] Edit to the above -- the 2014 Royals were possibly better not 2015. It was the 2014 Royals that may have had the best big 3 bullpen of all time -- 2015 was 4 deep in the regular season, but the closer got hurt late in the season and was not as effective. The 2014 Royals big 3 had regular season ERA's of 1.00, 1.41, and 1.44. But they did not have a 4th man like the Yankees -- instead they just asked a great rotation to give them 5 or 6. In the playoffs those 3 pitched 40 innings with an ERA around 1.10. I guess in the end my point is that great bullpens have paid off in recent playoff years (at least 3 elite deep). A good closer is not enough anymore. Add in the extra days off in the playoffs, and it serves the Yankees very well. [/QUOTE]