The New York Yankees have presented their open hitting coach place to James Rowson, according to Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. The two facets are anticipated to achieve an settlement.
Rowson, 47, isn’t any stranger to the Yankees group. He spent a number of seasons enjoying in New York’s minor-league device. Later, after transitioning to training, he served because the Yankees’ hitting coordinator in two separate stints. He’s additionally crammed the hitting coach function for the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, and the Detroit Tigers, with whom he spent the 2023 season.
Rowson, as Kuty famous, is thought to be shut with Yankees famous person outfielder Aaron Judge. Rowson’s 2nd hitting coordinator stint within the Yankees device (2013-2016) overlapped with Judge’s ascent during the minors.
Presuming Rowson does sign up for the Yankees, he’s going to transform the staff’s 3rd hitting coach of the calendar yr. The Yankees fired Dillon Lawson in July, changing him with longtime big-league first baseman Sean Casey. Casey not too long ago introduced that he would no longer go back for the 2024 season, opting as an alternative to spend extra time with his circle of relatives.
Though it wasn’t totally the fault of Lawson or Casey, the Yankees’ offense dissatisfied during the 2023 season. Switching from one to the opposite didn’t remedy what ailed their bats, both. Under Lawson, the Yankees hit .231/.301/.410 and averaged 4.4 runs per sport; underneath Casey, they hit .221/.307/.381 and averaged 3.8 runs per sport. Rowson, then, may have his paintings minimize out for him until the Yankees protected some offensive upgrades this wintry weather.
The Yankees also are now in search of a bench coach on Aaron Boone’s team of workers after the Mets employed Carlos Mendoza as their new supervisor on Monday.