NY Post | Dan Martin: The Yankees made a surprising hire two years ago, trusting Matt Blake as their new pitching coach. Blake was brought over after rising swiftly through Cleveland’s development staff, and he’s been one of the faces of New York’s turn towards more analytically-minded staff. The template Blake set in being hired could be mirrored on the offensive side, now that the hitting coach position is open after the team opted not to re-sign Marcus Thames.
SNY | Andy Martino: Carlos Beltran was set to become manager of the New York Mets two years ago, before the Astros’ cheating scandal broke out and he was removed as a consequence of his time on the team.