TAMPA — Fixing A.J. Burnett is not the only challenge facing new Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild.
The 56-year-old was hired in November to replace Dave Eiland as the team's pitching coach. At the time, most people expected he would have a staff of CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Andy Pettitte, Phil Hughes and Burnett. Instead, he has Sabathia, Hughes, Burnett and a bunch of question marks.
Even with the retirement of Pettitte and Lee choosing the Phillies over the Yankees, Rothschild remains optimistic his staff that is being viewed as a weakness can turn into a strength.
You like to have a lot of numbers and guys that have been successful whether it's Pettitte or Lee or whoever," he said. "Every year, you see guys evolve and come into situations and do (unexpected) things. . . . Hopefully, guys can grab onto this and run with it and pitch well for us and then we've got a better situation. If not, then I think at some point we'll find somebody that will."
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