At the tail end of the 2019 season, the Yankees hired Matt Talarico to be their new minor league baserunning coordinator. During his time in the college ranks, Talarico’s teams routinely ranked among the Division-1 lead in stolen bases and were known for doing it in an efficient manner. Talarico’s first chance to implement his aggressive running style was cut short due to the pandemic, but with the minor leagues nearing full swing, some of the results are starting to show up on the field.
During an interview with Pinstripe Alley in December Talarico said that the effort to implement his baserunning system was a grassroots program that would build from the lowest levels of the system on up.