The Yankees made a move today that should warm the hearts of baseball fans, and Yankees fans in particular, when they hired Nick Swisher as a guest instructor for Spring Training. Swisher will be joining fellow rookie instructor, Alex Rodriguez, as well as the returning cast of Yankees legends that includes Goose Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Hideki Matsui, Ron Guidry, Willie Randolph, Stump Merrill and Lee Mazzilli.
“Instructor” is a loose term that may or may not involve on the field teaching. More aptly, their focus and contributions will be counted more as mentors and “just being there.