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SAN DIEGO — Add closer to the list of the Yankees’ question marks.
Late Monday night at the Winter Meetings, the White Sox and David Robertson agreed to a four-year deal worth $46 million that the Yankees didn’t match, creating a crater-sized hole in the Yankees’ bullpen.
While Robertson, who turns 30 in April, didn’t get the $52 million contract he was seeking, the right-hander got enough to leave the Yankees, the only organization he has ever worked for since being drafted in 2006.
Robertson’s departure leaves the Yankees without an experienced closer after Robertson converted 39-of-44 save chances replacing future Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera in his first season as a closer in 2014.
