{"id":324296,"date":"2021-08-14T11:27:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T08:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-considering-removing-zack-britton-from-closer-role\/"},"modified":"2021-08-14T11:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T08:27:38","slug":"yankees-considering-removing-zack-britton-from-closer-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-considering-removing-zack-britton-from-closer-role\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees considering removing Zack Britton from closer role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Yankees considering removing Zack Britton from closer role<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 Zack Britton may have blown his last save for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Aaron Boone said on WFAN on Friday that the Yankees will consider making a change in the closer role, as Britton continues to struggle \u2014 most recently in Thursday\u2019s loss to the White Sox, when he allowed a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>-winning two-run homer to Tim Anderson in the \u201cField of Dreams\u201d game.<\/p>\n<p>Boone said it had been \u201ca consideration\u2019\u2019 to use Jonathan Loaisiga for the ninth on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thought the right move once we got the lead was to go to [Britton],\u2019\u2019 Boone said. \u201cWe\u2019ll evaluate that as we go forward a little bit as we try to get him back to where we know he can get to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was the latest shaky outing from Britton, who has been filling in as closer because Aroldis Chapman is on the injured list with left elbow inflammation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zack-Britton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Zack Britton\" class=\"wp-image-19130361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zack-Britton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zack-Britton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Zack-Britton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zack Britton<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Britton acknowledged last week he had been \u201cpitching like s\u2013t\u201d for most of the season \u2014 and that was before he blew Thursday\u2019s game. Britton has allowed 11 earned runs, 12 walks and two homers in just 15 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings, while striking out just 12 over 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances after coming back from an offseason bout with COVID-19, spring training elbow surgery, and a more recent strained hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>Boone said the key for Britton is \u201cjust dialing in that command [and] control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/pinstripe-pod\/fieldofdreamsgame-baseballmoviesfeat.kendavidoff?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cZack Britton has been one of the best relievers in our sport for a long time. Getting him back to that point with his delivery and confidence is gonna be important for us. We have to figure out how to work him back into that elite role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loaisiga and Chad Green have both been used in save situations when Chapman has previously been unavailable.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Clint Frazier\u2019s rehab assignment was moved from Low-A Tampa to Double-A Somerset on Friday, as he attempts to come back from a still unspecified ailment that has sidelined him since June. It\u2019s unclear where Frazier would fit in on the Yankees\u2019 roster, but he has a minor league option remaining, so he doesn\u2019t have to return to the majors after his rehab stint.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Estevan Florial was returned to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip<\/a>le-A on Friday after serving as the Yankees\u2019 27th man Thursday against the White Sox. \u2026 Chris Gittens was reinstated from the 10-day IL and optioned to Triple-A.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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