Mark Teixeira, who played under Joe Girardi for eight seasons, believes the New York Yankees need a manager that is a "better communicator" than the recently let-go skipper.

"We all know why Joe Girardi is not coming back," Teixeira told The New York Post. "We all know it's because of the communication and the intensity was a little bit too much. [General manager Brian Cashman] did an amazing job rebuilding this roster. He just wanted a different voice."

Teixeira and Girardi won a World Series together in 2009.

"Everyone loves Joe, everyone respects Joe, he is a good manager, he is a good man," the former first baseman said. "But with baseball the way it is played today and the need for a manager to be a better communicator and communicate with the front office the reasoning for doing things and to be a little bit more relaxed — especially in a place like New York, where the pressure is everywhere. He just wasn't the best man for the job anymore."