What are people saying?

Last week the Yankees hired their new pitching coach, Matt Blake, who was previously a pitching director for the Cleveland Indians. You can read all about the hire and Blake’s background here. What I want to write about today is based on Blake’s background: what can we expect from him as the Yankees pitching coach?

So far, the reports on Blake have been overwhelmingly positive. Multiple beat writers and former players have said they hold Blake in high regard, and specifically mentioned his use of analytics in his work with players. Here is a sampling of what people think:

Blake excels on analytic and technology side, lacks on-field coaching experience. That doesn’t seem to bother NYY or other…