<
>
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
Get ESPN+

Draft Betances instead of middling closers

Yankees reliever Dellin Betances sits behind both Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller for save chances entering the season. Gregory J. Fisher/USA TODAY Sports

The controversial December trade bringing statistically awesome lefty closer Aroldis Chapman to the New York Yankees from the Cincinnati Reds probably wasn't so well-received by Dellin Betances fantasy owners in keeper formats. After all, lefty Andrew Miller was already in the way for Betances to earn saves, and the Chapman addition figures to push the 6-foot-8 right-hander further down the depth chart. I see the point but when I'm selecting relief pitchers for my fantasy teams, it's not all about the saves, so I don't view Betances as any lesser an option than I did before Christmas.