Last season Park went 3-3 with a 4.43 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 83 innings with the Philadelphia Phillies. He made seven starts early in the season, with not much success, but pitched primarily out of the bullpen. He did some of his best work against the Yankees in the World Series where he threw 3 1/3 innings and gave up no runs on two hits and one walk.
He possesses a low 90's fastball with a lot of movement, a sharp slider, a decent curve and a change up. He has the arm to go multiple innings if necessary. He induces a lot of ground balls (career 1.29 ground ball to fly ball ratio) and doesn't allow many home runs. Fangraphs did a story today on Park's amazing home run rate.
He is expected to work exclusively out of the pen, his name is not being entered into the competition for the fifth spot in the rotation. The Yankees 40-man roster is completely full, so that means either someone will have to be sent down or a trade will be made to make room. It'll be interesting to see who he replaces, but Park is a very capable arm out of the bullpen and a nice addition to the team.
"I think we have a terrific bullpen," Brian Cashman said. "The more, the merrier. You can never have enough." I agree wholeheartedly.
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