The Yankees are hiring recently retired ballplayer Carlos Beltran to a front office role, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). Beltran will serve as a special advisor to GM Brian Cashman.
Last we heard, Beltran had declined a similar opportunity with the New York club last offseason. At the time, of course, he had only just wrapped up his illustrious, two-decade MLB career.
Beltran certainly was entitled to some time away from the game, but it has long seemed he’d remain engaged in some capacity. Indeed, the Yanks even considered him for their open managerial post, with Beltran indicating real interest in that demanding job.
It’ll be interesting to see what path the 41-year-old Beltran takes in his post-playing career, which is only just getting under way. As Feinsand notes, one of his first assignments could well be to help the Yanks lure Manny Machado, who shares an agent with Beltran.
Class act. Will definitely help Yankees and young Latinos in system. Was all a matter of time
Class act? he got caught juicing i like how everyone throwst hat under the rug unless its bonds or clemens
He did?
get your facts straight. He used Toridal during one of the WS. It’s essentially high strength injectable tylenol. I’ve gotten shots of it for my back. Big difference between that and PEDs bud.
Still on the illegal substance list. Just like furesomide. It’s used to get water out away from your heart, but like most drugs, they have secondary uses like masking.
No class act.
murphydog………..
mlbplayers.com/pdf9/5450924.pdf
Here is a link to the JDA…please use the search function in the PDF and tell us where you find Toridal aka Ketorolac Tromethamine
Smartz1 went from struggling in the 8-hole to jackin’ bombs in his Rec league during his “back recovery”.
Check yourself!
When did he get caught and what did he get caught using? Toradol is not an MLB banned substance.
Yeah nothing performance enhancing about it. I take it to relieve inflammation when I am having kidney stones.
I had it before spinal surgery.
Lmaoooooo no he didn’t! Maybe some research before posting?
Dude you need to shoot some juice into your brain. Beltran never got caught juicing.
Regardless if that’s true or not. The latter stage of his career proved he matured and turn into a great teammate and baseball guy. I mean, the astros don’t win the World Series if he’s not on the team.
well your are a clueless person lol
Total class act great guy and a great move
With a belly like his, … not a long time.
#Beltran2020 hope Boone knows he’s on the hot seat
eh
Boone was a mindbogglingly bad hire.
So was girardi in 2008. Give him time he still managed to win 100 games.
Girardi was NEVER a bad hire. He was manager of the year prior to joining the Yankees.
That said, I don’t think Boone was as bad as his critics are saying. He stumbled a few times, made some critical errors, but in the end the Yankees were NOT the best team in the sport, nor the league, nor the division.
Hopefully he is a quick learner.
Molitor was Manager of the Year in 2017….
and Girardi was manager of the year in 2006
Girardi was a fantastic hire and the Yankees should’ve kept him aboard instead of going the Boone route. Girardi accomplished a lot with really good teams and really bad teams (a championship and kept really bad teams (‘13, ‘14) in the hunt into September when they had no business being there)
+drift
While I agree with you, I’d just like to add that Girardi seemed to keep his players in check. Boone seems to lax for me. Girardi seemed to get the most of his young players (rise of Judge, Gary, Severino, Didi, all under his presence) even though the excuse for picking up Boone was that he’d be better for the younger players (which I dont necessarily buy, maybe as someone to hang out with but not someone to be your coach).
Girardi also cared a lot about the team. Felt like he was 110% invested emotionally. Felt like he was respected by players (outside of maybe Chapman). Kinda like a tough love thing you know
Managers, just like players, can have an off year?
I love how your assumption is back with”I feel” without stating facts on any of it. You’re not in the locker room to know if Boone keeps them in check.
This dude can feel all he wants, but facts are he couldn’t know any of that. Gotta love when fans try to put themselves into a personal connection with players, and clubs. It’s called a reality check..smh
+Ichiro51
+Slevin
Ok, heres the facts that back up how I feel.
For “Girardi seemed to keep his players in check/Boone seems too lax for me”: the official reasonings for why Girardi wasnt resigned is that he was too tough on the younger players (even though i believe they just didnt want to match Girardis price tag). Thats why they brought in Boone. Im sure Boone tries to keep them in check but I cant imagine he is very strict with anything. Boone was brought in to be ‘just one of the guys’. He doesnt even wear his jersey most of the time, he’s just wearing his undershirt. If you see him in interviews he is a much more laid back guy than Girardi. Girardi seems more serious. Not necessarily mean of unreasonably strict, but definitely more serious.
For Girardi being invested: He was super emotional in a good amount of post-game press conferences. I think he was during A-Rods retirement, maybe Texs, Jeters probably too (memory is blanking out about which players retirements he was emotional about, if you want you can double check). But for sure he was emotional at the end of the 2017 season/playoff run. He can visibly see just how much he cared.
For “Felt that he was respected”: D-Rob made public his respect and gratification for Girardi when he retired, among many other players. I think Chapman was the only one that liked some post on IG talking smack about Girardi or something. Maybe it was twitter
Is that good enough for you? My statements are not completely empty rationalizations. I only put “i feel” because there is no actual way to know for sure. It is speculation. I am allowed to speculate. I am not going to pretend its not speculation either. I consciously put “I feel” down for a reason. I can very well be wrong.
But Slevin, me making logical conclusions (that I understand can be wrong) based off evidence presented to me is not what I would consider something that needs a reality check..smh
Bring back Billy Martin!
Bobby V!
Huge. Move of the offseason
He can provide some help scouting for international talent and remove any potential language barrier with Karan players plus he can be a mentor to the young hitters in our organization
I absolutely love this move !
You think Beltran is the only guy in the organization who speaks Karan?
Karan???
From the planet Kara….two right turns from the Klingon Empire….resistance is futile….
I believe “Beltran” is spoken in the Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka systems.
And Puratanka. Don’t forget Puratanka.
In 2018 language barriers for big corporations are largely nonexistent, with full time interpreters, and modern technology.
seriously…wtf is Karan?
I’m sorry, I mean…
GGWWWRGHH
He misspelled it. It’s “Karin” or “Karun”. It’s what you get if your fingers sometimes drift to the left while typing “Latin”.
Do you mean Karen (usually how it is spelled)? And it is not a language spoken by many major league players (I don’t know if there are any) and certainly not Beltran. Karen would be more like Loatian and Cambodian if my knowledge serves.
Between this and the CC 500K, the amount of class is hitting Jeterian basket levels in NY.
Go away
Gone away. Offspring version is better than FFDP’s version. Thots?
Offspring
Like them both.
FFDP does some awesome covers….just like Type O Negative did.
Still my favorite sports story of all time.
Unconfirmed reports out of the Commissioners office identify Beltran as a well-known MLBTR poster whose handle begins with an X.
That source needs therapy. Xabial must live in your head rent free.
Sad
Isn’t FO a promotion from manager? ;-)
Hire I wanted if they were going no-experience route.
Like you said X…..
It’s their website & they can police however they want, but the crap just earlier in this thread is flagrant and malicious. Much worse than someone announcing FIRST!
Hang in there buddy and enjoy winter break.
Yessir! Class act and great baseball mind….really glad to see this! First ballot HOF’er? I would think so, regardless of who else is on it. That guy something to behold in his prime years and remained dangerous into his advances years. I like it.
The game is better with him in it.
Well, good for that fella I guess
Just a stepping stone…his next gig will be hitting coach then skipper of the Yanks
Beltran was always willing to take less money to come to the Yankees, let’s see if he can convince Manny to do the same, HaHa.
Beltran always wanted to be a Yankee, it just didn’t happen until later in his career. Nice to have his knowledge and understanding of the game in the organization!
OK, but is Carlos Beltran a brother-in-law to Manny Machado like Yonder Alonso or a BFF to the free agent like Wellington Castillo? Because we all know that is what will truly determine which team Machado signs with this offseason!
You forgot to mention his true BFF, Schoop, and his favorite player growing up, A-Rod.
If it’s all about money..White Sox. If it’s wanting to be on a playoff team in the foreseeable future..Yankees.
People getting on Boone he won 100 games and that was without Aaron Judge for two months. What pump the brakes just a little bit and see how he does this season. The Bell Tron hiring is a very smart baseball decision but I think we all know his first job is going to be convincing Manny Machado to come to the Yankees and to take less than a 10 year contract. Do not be surprised if you hear many Mashat out signing with the Yankees seven years 280,000,000 with opt out clause is after your three and year five.
“Bell Tron”
Anyway, you couldve put a mannequin in the dugout and the team wouldve won 100 games
“Bell Tron” must be an animatronic Buddy Bell
Amazing, ain’t it? Cries of poverty from all the owners, and they keep expanding their Front Offices with more functionaries than the Department of Defense.
Dombrowski was saying the other day his first FO had FIVE people sitting around the desk. There are now more than fifty.
But dem players, man, they’re making waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much money……
BTW, given the state of technology now versus then, FO cost should be going DOWN…..but not when the money is flowing in so fast, they have to spend it or give it to Uncle Sam…..
I’m not sure what your gripe is here. More splitting of responsibilities leads to a greater ability to find the right players as FO staffers can focus on different things. As for payroll, a Front Office of even 50 costs maybe 2% of what the active player payroll is.
He owns his own baseball to see he can give his opinion on how their business should run
Beltran will do well in the front office, he knows the business. Now I am not being a skeptic, although a big hooray for Beltran, let’s hope Cashman makes a few moves
Class act. HOF awaits him one day – and so does the Yankee dugout if Boone falters further next season.
Welcome Home, Carlos !
Hope this means Beltran is next in line. Maybe Boone’s team stumbles out of the gate and Cashman gives him the quick hook. Boone was a terrible manager (I know he won 100 games but I could’ve led them to that). He can’t handle a pitching staff and makes very questionable in game decisions. I do not trust him to take Yankees to the next step and this young core is wasted with him at the helm
“I know he won a 100 games but I could’ve led them to that” Hogwash!
+Slevin
The team is so good it just wins on its own and sometimes in spite of Boones incompetence
Why does Beltran have an agent? He’s retired.
Why not, I have one?
That’s coz you’re a STAR!
They’ve cleaned up this one horse town since yesterday.
He’s gonna swing home run deals on printer paper from one knee.
What a desperate move to try and steal some of the spotlight from the Mets.
Brodies got the whole league on its heels, I love it.
Yankees cant stand that the Mets are the place all the players want to be now!
What spotlight and what players have gone to the Mets that the Yankees wanted?
You’re kidding.
Right ?