Yankees fans look to the organization’s history of success and expect the best use of their tremendous resources. One area that has received a lot of attention from fans over the last decade is the Yankees’ ability, or lack thereof, to develop starting pitchers.
One of the teams that fans have looked at with envy over the last few season is the Cleveland Indians. Their core of elite, young arms should be viewed positively by Yankees fans because they now employ a man who worked extensively with Cleveland’s homegrown arms. Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake helped develop Cleveland’s starting pitching corp, and he now will be looking to replicate that success with the Yankees.