Rothschild took over as Yankees pitching coach in 2011 and had a year remaining on his contract before he was fired. The decision to let him go was a bit surprising but management must’ve felt it was time to move on and bring in a fresh, new voice to guide the pitching staff in 2020.
Over the course of the past nine years, the Yankee pitching staff has been one of the best in baseball under Rothschild, but in 2019 they struggled, finishing the season with a collective 4.31 ERA. That number was the worst season ERA posted under Rothschild’s tenure and a pretty big increase from their 3.