It's not often we get to talk about middle relievers in Fantasy Baseball, but Yankees reliever Dellin Betances deserves some recognition for his performance through the first two months.
In case you were unaware, the former minor-league starter has been nothing short of outstanding. He is 3-0 with a 1.48 ERA and 0.79 WHIP in 21 appearances. He also has 51 strikeouts to nine walks in 30 1/3 innings. That is not a typo. He is striking out 15.1 batters per nine innings.
Betances had a good strikeout rate in the minors (10.1 K/9), but his high walk rate became a real issue when he got to the high minors, which is why he was converted to a reliever. Betances might not go back to starting and surely is proving he could thrive as a closer, but that role belongs to David Robertson, who could hold it for a very long time.
Betances is proving to be valuable as a versatile right-handed reliever for the Yankees. He does have four holds and might work his way into a setup role later in the season, but his Fantasy value is best left for Rotisserie formats and categories leagues.