Yankees say aversion to spending big on free agent relievers isn’t ‘policy,’ but it’s been a while

Yankees say aversion to spending big on free agent relievers isn’t ‘policy,’ but it’s been a while

TAMPA – The Yankees spend a lot of money, yet they always avoid costly free agent relievers. Such was the case again this offseason, as they didn’t sign any expensive bullpen arms while talent flew off the board. That’s generally been their preferred method, as the Yanks haven’t committed big money to a free agent reliever since Zack Britton ($39 million) and Adam Ottavino ($27 million) signed three-year contracts in January 2019. It’s a noticea…