The Yankees are developing their catchers as a cohesive group, rather than a set of individuals. Josh Paul, the catching coordinator, calls them the Wolf Pack:
Said general manager Brian Cashman: “Josh is a tremendous coach, a great baseball mind, passionate energy with knowledge, a lethal combination, the combination you want for a coach. He learned under a lot of greats. He’s made every single one of our catchers significantly better with his program. He instills pride. And that flag projects: ‘We’re a special unit. There’s something different about us compared to everybody else in the game.’ ’’
“The fun part of my job is putting the right people in the right situations,’’ Paul said. “I establish the culture and introduce the concepts, once the season starts I have an unbelievably talented group of coaches that do the work during the season.’’
The Yankees have a glorious history of great catchers, and it looks like Paul is trying to continue that.
Later in the article, Paul states his goal is to become a manager. Putting people in the right situation is a huge part of that job, so he may be well on his way.
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