Brian Cashman, Yankees Agree to New Contract: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
October 10, 2014 · Adam Wells · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
The New York Yankees have ended any potential drama with general manager Brian Cashman by reportedly agreeing to a contract extension.
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Cashman’s new deal with the Yankees is for three years:
CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman also reported another Yankees transaction today:
Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News has another Yankees staff move as well:
The Yankees are coming off a disappointing, injury-plagued 2014 season in which the team won just 84 games. This is the first time since 1993-94 (when there was no postseason) that New York has missed the postseason in back-to-back years.
Mike Sielski of The Philadelphia Inquirer brought the snark with his comment about Cashman’s extension, noting that this is great news for Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro:
There was little doubt that Cashman would be returning to the Yankees once the season ended. ESPN The Magazine‘s Buster Olney reported on September 30 that the two sides were in negotiations for a new deal before his current contract expired on October 31.
After signing his previous extension with the Yankees in 2011, Cashman talked about his job and relationship with the ownership as it was transitioning from George Steinbrenner to Hal Steinbrenner, via Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com:
I have a big seat at the table, but I don’t sit at the head of the table. I know my place. I know my job description. I know my responsibilities. And I know my abilities to make recommendations. They carry a lot of weight. It doesn’t necessarily carry the day every day. I respect and understand that.
Cashman, who took over as Yankees general manager in 1998, has led the franchise to four World Series titles and 14 playoff appearances in 17 years. Expectations were high for 2014 after the team signed Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran and Masahiro Tanaka for a combined $438 million in salary.
Unfortunately, a rash of injuries to Tanaka, Beltran, CC Sabathia, Michael Pineda and Ivan Nova left the team scrambling to build a pitching staff and replace the offensive production. It didn’t help that Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter had the worst seasons of their careers.
The Yankees may not have made the playoffs this year, but the job Cashman has done assembling a team—regardless of what you think of having a huge payroll to play with—can’t be underestimated. No one would have succeeded with that team this year, yet the Yankees still won 84 games.
Cashman has a ton of talent coming back next season as well as an offseason to rework the roster, so don’t expect the Yankees to stay down for long. Ownership knows how valuable he is, which is why it still trusts him despite the team’s disappointing effort in 2014.
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