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Yankees' Cashman: 'Betances is not going anywhere'

Bob DeChiara / USA TODAY Sports

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman won't be Dellin one of his best relievers.

After swinging a blockbuster, seven-player deal with the Chicago White Sox that landed the Yankees relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle (plus Todd Frazier), New York's bullpen could be running out of room for Dellin Betances.

But though their relief corps may be increasingly stacked, Cashman stressed Thursday that Betances will be donning pinstripes indefinitely.

"No, I have no interest in moving Dellin Betances," the Yankees executive said on MLB Network Radio on Thursday. "He's a four-time All-Star, and he's a homegrown local guy. He's as much a part of the solution of where we going.

"I've heard rumblings or speculation out there, I don't like to really address speculation but I can tell you Dellin Betances is not going anywhere."

After trading Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs in 2016, the Yankees promoted Betances to a full-time closer role to mixed results. The right-hander converted 12 of 17 save opportunities in the final two months of the season and finished with a 3.08 ERA in 73 innings before the Bronx Bombers reacquired Chapman in the offseason.

Betances' relationship with the franchise took a hit, however, during his arbitration hearing in February when team president Randy Levine ripped the reliever's demands and said he wasn't a true closer. Levine, though, later backtracked on his comments after the Yankees placed Chapman on the disabled list and Betances became the team's interim ninth-inning arm once again.

In 35 appearances this season, Betances owns a 2.87 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and has converted six of eight save opportunities.

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