The Yankees have a new hitting coach! Callooh! Callay! And all that jazz. James Rowson will return to the organization where he once oversaw an up-and-coming minor leaguer named Aaron Judge, and he’ll aspire to have a longer-lasting tenure than his two immediate predecessors (Dillon Lawson and Sean Casey). Prior to them, Marcus Thames was in the role from 2016-21, bumping up from assistant to the top job in ‘18.
Will Rowson make the difference? Not on his own, but I’m going to choose to hope for at least a mild bounce-back. I can sometimes be cynical about the Yankees but Rowson deserves a chance.