It's Miller Time in the Bronx.

By:  Mike Lindsley

The Yankees' Hot Stove season was cold until recently when the pinstripes signed lefty power reliever Andrew Miller. Here are five reasons to like the signing. 

1. Bullpen strength limits starters' innings. The Yankees' pitching staff is old or injury-riddled or just plain old a question mark as a whole. Well, one way to limit innings of Masahiro Tanaka-Michael Pineda-CC Sabathia is to strengthen the bullpen and make it a 6 inning game, assuming the Yanks will have a lead. Andrew Miller can help do that. 

2. Tough trio. If the Yanks re-sign David Robertson, the Miller-Betances-Robertson bullpen backend looks darn good. Or Miller in the middle depending on lefty hitters in a specific spot. 

3. Years, money and prime. Miller is 29. And it is a four-year deal that isn't CRAZY money considering today's contract amounts for specialty players. This is not a typical recent Yankee contract for a player who is too old and not in his prime with too many years and too much money on the deal. This is a fresh breath of air. 

4. AL East showdowns. Miller knows the AL East. He pitched in the fishbowl of Boston and in Baltimore for a division winner in 2014. The rival games won't faze him. 

5. Hefty lefty. The Yankees have a ton of right-handed pitchers in both the rotation and bullpen. Having a lefty option will be a blast for manager Joe Girardi.