Yankees: Who can internally fill the remaining bullpen openings?

MIAMI, FL - AUGUST 21: Tommy Kahnle #48 of the New York Yankees pitches for the save in relief for an injured Aroldis Chapman #54 in the twelfth inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on August 21, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - AUGUST 21: Tommy Kahnle #48 of the New York Yankees pitches for the save in relief for an injured Aroldis Chapman #54 in the twelfth inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on August 21, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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The Yankees added two elite arms to their bullpen this offseason in Zach Britton and Adam Ottavino. Both relievers signed three-year deals (Britton’s could be four) to add to what was already a “super ‘pen.” However, there is still one remaining question: who fills the remaining spot(s) in the bullpen?

The Yankees already had a strong back-end of the bullpen with Aroldis Chapman, Dellin Betances, Chad Green, and Jonathan Holder. However, adding Zach Britton and Adam Ottavino give them the best bullpen in all of Major League Baseball.  No argument needed.

Re-signing Britton provides the Yankees with a dominant late-inning lefty who can get hitters out from both sides of the plate, while Ottavino and his high-octane fastball and knee-buckling slider replaces David Robertson, who departed for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Although the Yankees have six men locked down in their bullpen already, there are still currently one-to-two vacancies remaining. Brian Cashman could easily spend big bucks and add another mid-level reliever to the ‘pen, but the organization has enough talented arms in their system to fill those voids.

Without further ado, below are a few names that the Yankees could look to fill those remaining spots.