Ken Rosenthal on Yankees Bullpen

FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal chimes in today about the Yankees bullpen:

 

Joba? Who needs Joba

Joba can stay in the rotation, the 'pen has it covered. (Al Bello / Getty Images)

If the last 13 games are any indication, the Yankees' bullpen — after a period of upheaval — finally might be taking shape.

In those 13 games, Yankees relievers have allowed seven earned runs in 39-1/3 innings for a 1.60 ERA, holding opponents to a .142 batting average.

Righty Brian Bruney is back from the disabled list, and righties Phil Hughes, David Robertson and Alfredo Aceves have proven effective replacements for righties Jose Veras, Edwar Ramirez and Jonathan Albaladejo.

"It's not necessarily how it was drawn up, but when you have some depth, you hope something clicks," GM Brian Cashman says. "We've found some things that have clicked pretty well."

Cashman is particularly complimentary of Robertson, who has shown much better fastball command this season in addition to his plus curveball.

The Yankees would like to add a second left-hander to go with Phil Coke, and they're also looking for bench help. Francisco Cervelli is likely to return to Class AAA when Jose Molina comes off the DL; the Yankees want Cervelli to play regularly.

 

The Yankees already went out and got that bench bat. Will the second lefty in the bullpen come next? Or will they wait for Marte to recover?