Another one bites the dust. The Minnesota Twins came into
the offseason needing a hitting coach and they finally found their man in the
way of the New York Yankees minor league hitting coordinator, James Rowson. The
Minnesota Twins fired their hitting coach Tom Brunasky on November 8th
after four seasons and the club wasted no time in finding their replacement at
the Yankees expense.
Rowson has been the Yankees minor league hitting coordinator
for the past three seasons after spending parts of two seasons as the MLB
hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs in 2012 and 2013. Under Rowson the Yankees
have seen the emergence of players like Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird, Tyler Austin,
Mason Williams, Ben Gamel, Aaron Judge and others not only reach the MLB level
but succeed at the MLB level in spurts.
Rowson also worked with Alfonso Soriano, Starlin Castro,
Darwin Barney, Wellington Castillo, Anthony Rizzo and others while with the
Cubs so he comes to Minnesota with a resume of success. It’s a shame to lose
him from the Yankees perspective but I am glad to see one of our own (Rowson
was a minor league outfielder for the Seattle Mariners and the Yankees during
his playing career) get a shot back at the MLB level.
Good luck James.
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