Now that summer camp is fully underway, the Yankees coaches finally can (figuratively) get their hands on the players and provide instruction in a face-to-face yet still appropriately distanced manner. This is an especially critical period for the Yankees given two of their coaches are new additions to the staff.
Matt Blake came in to replace Larry Rothschild as pitching coach while the Yankees also hired a catchers’ coach. In one of the Yankees’ more under-the-radar winter moves, former Twins catching instructor Tanner Swanson came onboard. Swanson was known as somewhat of a catcher whisperer in Minnesota, and the Yankees hope he brings some of that magic to the Bronx.