The Minnesota Twins made an incredibly difficult decision last offseason that culminated on December 1st, when former hitting coach, and fan favorite from his playing days, Tom Brunansky was replaced as the team’s hitting coach by James Rowson.
Rowson’s background
Rowson had a brief minor league career after being drafted out of high school by the Seattle Mariners. He played for the Mariners and New York Yankees for 3 seasons before playing a year of independent ball in 1998.
Rowson joined the New York Yankees coaching staff in the minor leagues soon after he retired in 1998, and by 2006, he was the minor league hitting coordinator for the entire New York Yankees system.