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During the offseason, the New York Yankees made significant moves to improve the entire team. On October 28, 2019, they fired longtime pitching coach Larry Rothschild. Rothschild had been the Yankees pitching coach since 2011. In the firing of Rothschild, the Yankees were signaling a move more toward a more analytic/technological model in developing their pitchers and preparing them for games. Following through on that, they hired Matt Blake as their new pitching coach. They also hired Sam Briend midseason to be their director of player development and run their minor league pitching operations.