The Yankees’ pitching coach search is over.

They hired Matt Blake away from the Indians to take over for the fired Larry Rothschild, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

They fired Rothschild on Oct. 28 after he spent nine years in the role.

Who is Blake? Blake, 33, had just been named Cleveland’s director of pitching two days ago. Over the last three seasons, he served as a pitching coordinator and assistant director of pitching development. Before that, he’d served as a Yankees area scout. He grew up in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 2007 with a psychology and philosophy degree. He also worked with Cressey Performance Sports in Hudson, Mass.

Second hire of the offseason: On Tuesday, they pilfered Tanner Swanson from the Twins to be their new big-league catching coach, replacing Jason Brown, whose role in the organization is currently unclear. Swanson will be tasked with getting more out of the frustrating but talented Gary Sanchez.

A question: Will the Yankees keep around bullpen coach Mike Harkey? He’s been In his current role with the team since 2015, the last remaining holdover from the Joe Girardi era on the big-league coaching staff.

What’s he done? After last season, Cleveland manager Terry Francona singled out Blake for his work with young pitchers such as Zach Plesac, Jefry Rodriguez and Aaron Civale, according to Joe Noga of Cleveland.com.

A hint on Blake’s philosophy: In August, Blake participated on a panel for Positive Coaching Alliance. He said that “understanding how the player wants to be coached is really important,” according to Cleveland.com. He added, “The challenge is not every player is going to get better. Are we putting the right work in? I do think there is a hard conversation you have to have if a player is not getting better. If not, what else can we consider?”

What this signals: A move toward a more progressive approach. When the Yankees got rid of Rothschild, it was clear they were looking for someone who could do more than just adapt to analytics and new technology. They wanted some kind of a coaching pioneer, someone who actively explores ways to use them. Also, while Rothschild got high marks for work ethic and how he related to pitchers, clearly Blake appears to be a players-first type, someone who wants to adapt plans around pitchers and not simply force them into old-style thinking and coaching.

The Yankees had also interviewed: David Cone, the retired pitcher and YES Network analyst and college pitching coaches Chris Fetter, of the University of Michigan, and Matt Hobbs, of Arkansas.

What the Yankees manager Aaron Boone said about Rothschild on the way out: “Larry is someone I leaned on extensively over these past two years. I’m truly grateful that I had someone as established and loyal as Larry as I made my transition to the dugout. Seeing him work day after day, I have a deep appreciation for how devoted he was to his craft and how tirelessly he dove into his responsibilities. His distinguished career clearly reflects how highly he is regarded amongst his peers in baseball, and I wish him the very best moving forward.”

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