From Bryan Hoch:
When Hal Steinbrenner spoke recently about how the Yankees intend to improve next season, the managing general partner mentioned cleaner baserunning and the need for fewer mental mistakes.
Steinbrenner specifically pointed to a sloppy three-game series against the Marlins in late July and early August, which included several glaring issues — among them, Jazz Chisholm Jr. being doubled off on a popup to second base.
“The baserunning mistakes were not good,” Steinbrenner said. “So we’ve made a change there, coaching-wise, and we’re going to expect better results this coming year.”
Those moves became official on Thursday, as the Yankees announced their coaching staff for the upcoming season, including the promotion of Dan Fiorito as first-base/infield/baserunning coach.
Also added to manager Aaron Boone’s staff are assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel, who returns after one season in that same role with the Mets, and the promotion of Jake Hirst as assistant hitting coach.
The Yankees are taking their time this offseason, and we can’t just have one giant thread, so here’s a post about the new coaching staff to give us SOMEthing new.
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Oviedo certainly HELPS them, but he’s not someone that’s going to scare you, either.
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