In addition to his pitching skills, Maddux was an excellent fielding pitcher. Spahn took on the dual role of pitcher and pitching coach. He was removed after only pitching innings. He had Paige rest his arm by pitching fewer innings and playing other positions. In baseball, he hit .384 and played center field when he wasn't pitching. Later changes attempted to make the outfield better balanced between pitching and power hitting. Boggs recorded 2.1 innings of pitching at the Major League level. The and seasons continued the trend of big hitting, poor pitching, and poor records. He maintained this velocity throughout his pitching career. However, he was not pitching as successfully as he was his previous season. But the Yankees were plagued by injuries, erratic pitching and inconsistent play. Lee would be pitching against his former Indians teammate CC Sabathia. The 2009 season seemed to mark a rebound in Zito's pitching performance. He will serve as the pitching coach. One point of controversy was in handling the relief pitching of the Red Sox.