6 reasons Yankees won't regret Aaron Boone hire

Posted December 02, 2017 at 06:00 AM | Updated December 02, 2017 at 06:03 AM

By Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

24 YANKEES GRAZIANO LITUCHY

Scott Lituchy | The Star-Ledger

1. A great communicator

When the Yankees dumped Joe Girardi as their manager of 10 years, general manager Brian Cashman cited Girardi’s communication — or lack thereof — with the clubhouse as a chief concern. The Yankees wanted somebody with a bit more of a human touch. Someone who establishes better relationships with players.

In Boone, the Yankees will get that kind of guy, according to John Flaherty, a former Yankees catcher who played with Boone in 2003. Flaherty, now a YES Network broadcaster, said Boone had no problem assimilating into the Yankees’ clubhouse when he was traded there from the Reds that season.

Flaherty said he had known Boone as a foe from playing against him for years, but that when put on pinstripes, he did well connecting with those around him. Flaherty agreed that it was a bit similar to how Todd Frazier blended into the Yankees’ clubhouse last season.

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