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Cam Schlittler, Max Fried Fuel Another Series Win in Seattle. When Will Carlos Rodón Join Them?

April 2, 2026·1 hr 1 min·4 clips

Max Fried just did something no Yankee had done since 1967, and Cam Schlittler nearly matched him.

Blackburn has a lane. The hosts just do not think that lane is closing a tight game. To them, his value is soaking up middle or late innings once the score has opened up. If he is pitching the ninth, it should be because he already worked through the sixth and seventh and is finishing what he started. Yarborough is harder to explain. The hosts cannot square six unused games with a schedule that has already offered chances to steal innings. San Francisco is coming quickly. Cam Schiller getting pulled after five and a third gives the whole thing a real example, not just a theory. Nobody is acting like the season is broken. They keep saying the bullpen will look different in June and again in September. Still, that does not fix what is happening now. The start is good. Five and one gives everyone room to breathe, but it does not answer why some relievers keep getting work while others sit untouched. The concern is workload. Early overuse can turn a short bullpen question into a season long problem if the staff keeps passing on available innings. There is some suspicion too. The hosts wonder if the team is still reacting to Yarborough's Minnesota outing, then almost talk themselves out of it because it sounds too strange. Workload gets mentioned as well. Maybe the World Baseball Classic is a factor, but that feels thin next to the plain fact that he has not pitched. The tone is annoyed, but not reckless. They are not calling Blackburn useless or pretending this bullpen will never change. The complaint is specific: right now, Yarborough and Winquest are inactive behind Blackburn, several arms are already busy, and the usage pattern makes a strong start feel shakier than it should.

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A sharp Yankees discussion that keeps circling back to bullpen usage and roster pressure.

This Yankees conversation stays focused on the club's 5-1 start, the return home after the road trip, and the bullpen choices that already feel worth arguing about.

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For Yankees fans tracking a 5-1 start, the workload, and the weird bullpen math.

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