Yankees may already be preparing for life after Aaron Boone | Klapisch
Finding a new right-hand man for Aaron Boone is the immediate goal, but all bets will be off if the Yankees fall short again in 2027.
Key points
- Current third-base coach Luis Rojas could be a Plan B, as could Phillies third base coach Carlos Mendoza, who was Boone’s bench coach from 2018-2023 before serving 2 1/2 seasons as the Mets manager.
- But Posada, Tino Martinez, or Paul O’Neill would be qualified to mentor the present-day Yankees about the enduring quality of the Joe Torre-era clubs: they hated losing.
- Espada was the Yankees’ third-base and infield coach under Joe Girardi from 2015-2017, and he’s maintained a close relationship with general manager Brian Cashman.
That would be Boone’s 10 th straight season without a championship and would almost certainly mean the end of his run with the Yankees.
I seriously doubt Cashman will deviate from that approach even if the Yankees disappoint in 2027 and Boone is dismissed.
Additional details
- Given the month-long conversation about the Yankees’ clubhouse culture — or lack of — this decision matters more than ever.
- Regardless of whom Cashman chooses, the winner will be fluent in analytics, process-oriented, and as even-keeled as Boone.
- If Boone couldn’t bring himself to bench Chisholm the next day — which he didn’t — then it should’ve been Ausmus.
- That’s why old-school ex-managers like Buck Showalter or John Gibbons would never have a shot with the Yankees.
- By hiring Espada now, Cashman would also check that critical second box: a built-in successor to Boone.
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