Derek Dietrich is officially back with the Yankees as a coach. He can be seen above tearing a telephone pole out of the ground and terrifying Everson Pereira into lowering his chase rate.
A few weeks ago, when observant fans caught sight of a jacked behemoth that resembled Dietrich prowling about the cage beside Anthony Volpe, their eyes weren’t playing tricks on them. It turns out that Dietrich and Volpe had a lengthy history together, going all the way back to Double-A Somerset, so this wasn’t just some casual mentoring. Instead, the Yankees provided the funding because they wanted Dietrich back in the fold despite his inability to make the major league roster during his return attempt and his suspension for using stimulants.
Dietrich’s official role is unknown to most fans: “coordinator of culture and responsibility.” We know what you mean. Isn’t that already Nick Swisher’s job?While the two former players share a similar energy, Dietrich’s role in the player development department is to address positional versatility and use ruthlessness..
The plan is for Dietrich to work with hitters in the cage, facilitate defensive growth on game days with positional versatility, and use his passion for strength training and athletic performance to help players make their bodies more physically successful. “As silly as this sounds, having former players (and voices of all kinds) for the team’s current youth players could be crucial in providing the missing link in player development that has plagued this franchise for far too long. Add Andy Pettitte. to his official return and longtime
The official promotion of analytics guru Aaron Judge was hoped to help clear things up in the clubhouse, and the Yankees appear to be the closest they can get to capitalizing on the championship buy they’ve been missing for so long.\ nImagine that in 2024, Derek Dietrich actually gets a ring with the Yankees after easing the transition between Triple-A and the bigs.
Then imagine that he swallows the ring whole and polishes it off with green juice. You know what? Back. Imagine that first thing..
