Last January, not too many Yankees fans probably thought much of the Red Sox poaching minor-league pitching coach Ben Buck from New York. It just wasn't worth losing a whole lot of sleep over when you realize how often these types of departures happen.
But now? After seeing Buck elevated in a major way less than a year on the job? Consider us a tad alarmed. The Red Sox and Craig Breslow have tabbed Buck the organization's director of pitching after Justin Willard, who previously held that role, was hired away by the Mets.