The Yankees announced Monday that they’ve signed general manager Brian Cashman to a four-year contract extension. He’s now signed through 2026.
Now 55 years old, Cashman has been in place as the Yankees’ general manager since 1998. With Billy Beane’s recent transition to an advisory role with the A’s, Cashman became the longest-tenured baseball operations leader in Major League Baseball. The team has somewhat remarkably had a winning record in all 25 of Cashman’s seasons at the helm and made the playoffs in 21 of those 25 campaigns. However, it’s now been 13 seasons since they’ve reached the World Series, with their 2009 victory over the Phillies standing as the most recent time the Yankees advanced past the ALCS.
Cashman has become a lightning rod for criticism from Yankee fans as they continue to voice frustration over the team’s World Series “drought,” and that criticism will only grow louder if reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge departs in free agency, whether to sign with the Giants (his childhood team), the Dodgers or a “mystery team” whose presence in the Judge bidding is not yet known.
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, however, has taken a different tack than that of his late, oft-impulsive father George, praising Cashman’s stability and the annually competitive rosters he’s put together. Granted, possessing one of the sport’s largest payrolls each year can help to paper over plenty of missteps, but we’ve seen plenty of deep-pocketed clubs with huge payrolls post sub-.500 records and miss the postseason over the years. Payroll notwithstanding, that level of consistency is indeed impressive, though the regularity with which the Yankees reach the playoff field has also inherently increased expectations; division titles and ALCS berths are not considered sufficient by a substantial portion of the team’s fan base.
The challenges for Cashman that lay ahead begin but certainly don’t end with Judge. The 2022 American League MVP carried an otherwise lifeless Yankees offense through the second half of the season and captivated a national audience along the way, chasing down and narrowly surpassing Roger Maris’ longstanding American League home run record. Re-signing Judge would send the Yankees barreling into the second tier of luxury tax penalization at a time when there are other clear needs on the roster.
Even if Judge is retained, the Yankees will have a heavily right-handed lineup in need of some balance, to say nothing of multiple undesirable contracts (e.g. Josh Donaldson, Aaron Hicks) driving up the actual bottom-line payroll and the team’s luxury-tax number. There’s work to do in the bullpen, too, and the Yankees could see two starters reach free agency following the 2023 season in Luis Severino and Frankie Montas. Their potential exit surely plays a role in the team’s reported interest in Carlos Rodon, who’d likely become an even greater focus should Judge depart. At that point, Cashman and his staff would need to determine whether to pivot and dive back into a shortstop market they eschewed one offseason ago. That decision, in particular, will be placed under a microscope over the next couple years as prospects Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza take center stage in the Bronx.
As with any general manager or president of baseball operations, Cashman’s tenure is checkered with hugely successful transactions and regrettable deals. Last winter’s acquisition of Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa likely didn’t provide the value the team was hoping for (particularly since it cost them a solid campaign from Gio Urshela), and August’s Montas acquisition immediately harkened back to Sonny Gray’s disappointing tenure with the Yankees. Then again, recent trades for Jose Trevino, Clay Holmes and Anthony Rizzo have been excellent, and Harrison Bader shined with a brilliant postseason effort.
All any general manager or president of baseball ops can do is hope the successes outweigh the missteps and hope to be able to convince ownership they’re the proper person for the job. Yankee fans can have spirited debates about whether the first half of that sentence applies to Cashman, but it’s abundantly clear that Steinbrenner values the continuity, professionalism and persistent winning that Cashman has overseen in what’s now an incredible quarter century on the job.
Alright, they’re sticking to their guns, for better or for worse.
Four more years of playoff mediocrity, LFG!
Ohh nice to see Boone is back for 4 years too
LOL
Hal is going to keep doing it till they get it right!
Kill me now.
They will never get it right with this administration. If you mean getting to the World Series. But we have enough of a track record with this group to know that that will not happen under the current administration, and obviously Steinbrenner could care less.
As long as he can continue to use the Yankees, as a cash cow to finance his other mega deals, he’s quite happy. And obviously he could care less if we get a humiliated by the Astros every year. And also obviously she could care less with the fans think.
4 more years of *playoff* is way more than 90% of the league will get, even with mediocre results
Because making the *playoffs* is all Yankee’s fans can hope for now-a-days. A *Dynasty* of playoff appearances.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Cashman and the Yankees would be so much more successful, if only Cashman had more money to spend in his budget.
LOL, this makes me so happy. Cashman must have some pictures of somebody.
Boone is 14-17 in the playoffs.
Going in the wrong direction.
Or maybe if he didn’t blow it on guys like Donaldson & other regressing players. The budget isn’t the issue, how how allocates it is.
These are definitely not our father’s Yankees
I would say more “because making the playoffs is the only way to guarantee a WS win” – still far from that, but getting the team there is the hard part.
Yeah, making the playoffs every year sucks.
Not sure what age you are RSox, I am in my 40’s. the yankees won the year I was born (78) and did not win again until 96 – 18 years in between, that was with George and without cashman. these are my father’s yankees. AND, before 77/78 you had 61/62 years of winning, so another 16 year drought.
difference, it was hard to watch them in the late 80’s early 90’s, at least these last 23 years Cashman has been around the team had 21 opportunities to win a world series.
Luclusciano well said. I am the same age as you and and I agree. I’d rather make the playoffs ever year than not. At least there is a chance each season.
Luclusciano well said. I am the same age as you and I agree. I’d rather make the playoffs ever year than not. At least there is a chance each season.
For a top 3 payroll every year it’s objectively bad performance.
The GM-for-Life… what a joke!
Compare his body of work to what Dave Dombrowski achieved in the last couple of years in Philadelphia, or James Click in Houston, or Alex Anthopoulos in Atlanta.
It’s all down hill from here in a wheel barrel
Spent more money than anyone on contracts. Most expensive minor league development system in baseball. No WS appearance since when?
Give him another 20 years!!!
I’m not saying he’s the best GM, but they’ve been in position to win a few times and the players don’t get it done. There’s blame to spread around.
But the players werent around for all those years. The one common factor is Cashman.
I’m not even sure what’s the point of that, sorry.
They’re in the postseason every year. Even undermanned teams overachieve sometimes.
He can’t hit for them
I’ll never get the argument that the guy who makes the decisions on what players are on the team isn’t responsible for player performance.
He may not be able to hit for them, but he needs to be better at selecting hitters. In the end as others have said, Hal doesn’t care. Cashman builds a regular season juggernaut that constantly struggles against playoff quality pitching, but can bludgeon enough games to always get there. In the end they are never is good enough to get beyond that. If there is a doubt they take on a few extra bucks at the trade deadline. Then promptly lose to a better configured team in the playoffs, rinse and repeat.
Of course the GM is responsible for moves that he makes. But at the end of the day, it’s pretty difficult to see into the future accounting for players that vastly underproduce compared to their history.
Better at selecting hitters? It’s not like they don’t have capable hitters in the lineup.
Ah yes , the good old wheel BARREL
Over the last 5 years they have not gotten better.
This can be their big signing of the offseason as judge walks and Cashman pokes around the margins.
For worse.
Maybe they extended him because he got Judge to come back? Lol
No, Cashman is going to play RF when all the other Free Agents go somewhere else
Judgement…apparently Judge is flying out to San Diego tomorrow. Maybe he’s flying in to do a press conference with the Yankees?
“Yankees Extend GM Brian Cashman”
That’s good!
I always thought he was a bit on the short side.
Haha
Lol
What is that supposed to mean, Samuel?
You must be on the short side too…if that went so far over your head..
Kinda like every Met fan….
Maybe they should worry about the only reason the Yankees are relevant…Judge… instead of this
clown
The only reason the New York Yankees are relevant is because of Judge? Ok…
Yes. Actually yes they are.
Yankees aren’t big world series contenders as things stand right now
Even with judge they aren’t serious contenders. Their daddy lives at top of the AL West.
The Texas Rangers? XD
Well it surely ain’t the Brewers
The Brewers are irrelevant in every way
Nobody said anything about the brewers. at least our fans aren’t in denial. We know we are below average. Yankee fans think they’re top notch. They’re an 83 win team in the AL East with no judge lol
Hey at least they have good guy Josh Donaldson
When the also rans decide to chime in, their poorly run organizations will get mentioned.
There’s no “their” here. Everyone is a fan, you just chose to bandwagon with the Yankees.
Irrelevant teams don’t tend to draw many bandwagon fans.
You seem pretty new to trolling. You need to get much better.
I’m not talking about the irrelevance of a team, I’m simply stating that you seem like a bandwagon fan. Time to hop off cause the Yankees have become “irrelevant”
I don’t think you know what bandwagon means. You’re not using correctly at all.
You are a “Yankees fan” because they are the Yankees. They have a history of being good and make the playoffs and choke. People perceive them as being good therefore you cheer for them because they’re good. It may have been easier for you to just look up the definition yourself.
Sorry to all the other people that have to see Joe struggle. It’s okay, we will get him up to speed!
No kidding. Anyone who watches the team closely knows this. There’s a few good players, a great player and judge, and a bunch of mediocre or less than replacement level players.
Sorry dough boy you’re still screwing this up. Just remember, your favorite team means nothing to anyone. That’s why you have to get on a Yankees thread.
It doesn’t mean that much to me to mean that much to you.
My team means alot to their entire fan base actually, so you swung and missed on that one…also it’s a Yankees thread however it’s on the mlbtraderumors website, strike two. You’re also commenting back so it’s apparent that it means equally as much to you as it does to me, strike three Josh Donaldson is out! I’m also sitting in line at a car wash so I have time to kill don’t worry.
Dough, I’m sure this comment made sense in your head but….
If you’re gonna chime in at least make it seem like you have more brain cells than a dog. Leave the talking to the grown ups.
Woof woof? Did you understand?
That was a serious burn though, I’ll have to get your mom to rub some Vaseline between my cheeks later if you know what I’m saying. Puppy love all night dog boy.
Us? You’re a player??? Associated with the team in some way? Wow! If not there’s no “us”. You eat cheetos on your couch while you watch the Yankees get booty whooped by the Astros.
Can you tell your mommy to come lick off my wounds? Shes good with that tongue. Go back to your bag of cheetos little man while we take care of business in the bedroom 😉
Yanks made the playoffs all the years when Judge got injured! In fact they made the playoffs with Judge and Stanton injured. Anyone who knows baseballl knows that making the playoffs every year is a feather in the cap of the GM – Brian Cashman! This isn’t the old days, the playoffs are outlier. It’s a crap shoot.
So if the Yankees lose Judge, does this mean you’ll stop talking about them then?
Shhhhhh you sound dumb
Welp. That’s the brakes.
PER JEFF PASSAN: With Cashman extension completed, the New York Yankees are officially out on the Aaron Judge sweepstakes.
They’re using the money to extend Hicks even longer and make him the captain for the next 13 years
They are extending Hicks and bringing back Ellsbury !!!
And traded Gleyber and DJ to get Andujar back, with a multi year contract for Bird
Day is still young. 🙂
Johnny Damon?
Nah, they need to fund teams like the Brewers so they’re gonna send them another $26 mill to pay Yelich for a few more years!
Instead of resigning Judge the Yankees used the money to give Cashman an extension. Wow!!
Now you can do something?
For those of you who love Brian Cashman, you’ve got another four years.
Guess he signed Judge? Or is now incentivized to do so?
CanadianYankee, That’s the only explanation I can think of. I’m Expecting Judge to sign ASAP now!
The Reds are the mystery team in on Judge. Votto says he’ll donate a big chunk of his contract if he signs. They are even throwing Bob Castellini’s cat in the deal. Judge says he’ll hit 80 HRs in that ballpark.
Ok, I’ve had my laugh of the day now….
The other 29 teams: “Thank God!”
You could put anyone as their GM as they would do a decent job with an open checkbook.
Man, Hal NOT a chip off the old block. Fraternal relationship with NYM owner? Loyalty and patience with GM and field manager who haven’t won the pennant in a generation? Sure he isn’t the milkman’s kid and not George’s?
Lol Mets sign Verlander, Phillies sign Turner, Yanks sign… Cashman. I hope Judge bolts. How times have changed with the Yanks. They used to spend money like it was nothing. Now they penny pinch. For what?
That 9/324 to get Cole was penny pinching. If they retain Judge, will they still be cheap if no one else gets 300+ long-term within 2 years?
they have not increased payroll in a relative way to reflect their gains… they haven’t. their payroll in 2005 was 208 mil.. 17 yrs ago. their revenue is insane and they spend like its still 2010. worst part is that IF they increase payroll its usually, recently, done through trade and its a bad contract. Donaldson is the 3rd highest paid player on roster as of now at $21 mil.. so, yea spending big on 1 guy every 5 yrs isn’t reflective of how much they’re making
Smoked Gouda – exactly!
Mets are outspending them, though their payroll is a bit ridiculous (which I say as a fan). So in that sense, which is a very New York-centric way of looking at it, they’re penny pinching. Although I think if the Red Sox weren’t also penny pinching, the Yanks would be spending more freely.
Big boys are all trying to out headline each other today. Dodgers Yanks soft headlines.
The Yankees think the is the “WS signing” of the offseason.
Clip, I think they might sign 99 by tonight or tomorrow! Otherwise this Cashman extension announcement would just be too egregious and audacious to comprehend! The optics on it are truly incredulous.
I agree with you, Trumbo. There is something big coming, whether it’s the Reynolds trade or the Judge signing, or the Rodon signing. This will be followed up soon.
I’m glad they led with the bad news first….lol.
In the current state of the Yankees Hal would announce the Cashman signing at the same time as Judge signing with the Giants. This is not George Steinbrenner’s Yankees where Judge never would have never made it to free agency, Boone would have been fired after losing the Wild Card game to the Red Sox in ’21 and Cashman would have been out the door with Girardi
Lol
Sad but true clipper. This is probably the biggest splurge they will make, other than Aaron Judge, if they even sign him. I think this is also a clear sign that Steinbrenner could care less about getting to the World Series, or about what the fans think, or even about signing judge. He will let Cashman handle negotiations. Good grief. This could be Cano all over again. And including in the aftermath of Cano, multiple crummy signings to make up for it, which never did.
Yeah, we know that Steinbrenner cares far more for the playoff consistency & money that stems from that than being the best. He wants a consistent revenue stream for his other non-baseball related investment ventures.
I have no faith they will do what’s needed to develop a championship team. They would rather ensure a playoff appearance, the status quo in administration, and hope to get lucky, despite the fact that winning it all would bring in even more money.
And because of that, it’s hard to envision them getting past the Astros
Goastros: I completely agree. They weren’t as good when they were a better team than they are now. And as of this second, they have quite a few positional vacancies to get back to homeostasis.
Ugh, why?! (Shaking fist at random ceiling tile).
“They weren’t as good when they were a better team than they are now.” Yogi Berra smiles.
I like Cashman. I don’t love him. He’s had a very mixed track record- some of the desks under his reign have been out of his hands and an ownership decision of mandate and some of his calls have been extremely shrewd and some of his calls have not worked out.
He’s a mediocre/middle of the road GM playing with more money than anybody else.
Judge is the only homegrown star the team has had for years. Cashman should of been fired years ago. George would be ashamed if he were resurrected to see Hal destroy everything he built.
I wouldn’t say destroy. Seems kind of harsh. It’s not like the Yankees haven’t been competitive and not making the playoffs a ton under Hal.
He definitely should’ve been ousted years ago, but no, the dumbest son of George is gutless and doesn’t care if the Yankees fail to win the World Series, just as long as he makes a profit off the team being competitive most years, if not every year.
I’m not a Steinbrenner/Cashman/Boone defender, but what they’re doing is probably not bad as business models go. As long as the team is competitive and fans buy tickets, the incentive to make major chances is small.
most underrated comment here
You’re right about that. All they care about is making money. Which they are making bushels of. The problem I have with it, is that they claim to be World Series caliber, and they are not. They are not living up to the claims they make to the fans every year.
Agree. … And he’s highly overrated for it. Let’s see him do anything of note for any other team.
Spot on.
Que incoherent fits of anger and betrayal by entitled Yankee fans who think it’s their god given right to be in the WS every year.
Hey, it’s been a while!
It isn’t?
Careful now. That’s like throwing a lit cigarette into a sea of gasoline
On behalf of Red Sox Nation, we thank you.
The Guardians, a close runner-up for Cashman’s services will now pivot to keep Chris Antonetti as their POBO.
hahahah
There’s the Yankees big signing!
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions Yankees fans cried out in terror
Gives new meaning to Evil Empire!
…and then were suddenly silenced.
Very funny, Jung. I LOL’d
same!
Whoop-de-dam-doo
As an Astros fan, the Yankees can have him.
Cashman’s best quality as a GM is that he has a lot of money to work with…
He was born into it, literally. Life wouldn’t allow a man with that name to go poor. Alanis wouldn’t have anything to sing about.
Forget the money, Cohen’s Mets and the Dodgers are finding out you can’t buy a championship. Cashman built a great team the last few years and when injuries set in, he went out and addressed them at the deadline. He has done a good job.
lol
Such a troll announcement during the winter meetings.
Thank you!!!
Signed,
Fans of every other team
Yeah this probably means that Judge made up his mind and this a clue about how that went.
Unrelated. Cashman is Hal’s woobie.
One of life’s great simple joys is how triggered Brian Cashman makes a certain type of Yankee fan. Joga Bonita *chefs kiss*
Joba Chamberlain *kissed the chef*
This is going to be a fun comments section lol
They extended him as soon as the season was over, perhaps earlier. They just waited over 2 months for the official press release. Just another “screw you” to their fans.
The Mets are getting Verlander. Gee, do Yankees think Hal should have extended Cashman earlier? LOL
@Bright Side I wouldn’t sweat the Mets. They’re within a utility infielder of a $300 million payroll for 2023 and still need 2 SPs, an entire bullpen save for a closer, a starting CFer, a 4th OFer, a 5th OFer..
To be fair to Cashman (I know), give him a $380m payroll and he’d be ahead of the Mets.
Most impactful move of the day. Thank you for being part of the family Brian. We’re proud to call you our own
There goes the chances of signing back Judge.
Formalizing what was known a month back. Now onto Judge.
The big move Yankees fans have been waiting for.
As a Yankees fan, I’ve always wondered why the hate for Cashman. He isn’t the one who had tightened payroll to act like a mid market team. Yes, he’s had some bad contracts/trades, but also some great ones- like any other GM. He knows how to deal with NY and doesn’t wilt under the pressure. Outside of the Stick’s 90s run- what other GM has been able to do what Cashman has for the Yankees?
“He isn’t the one who had tightened payroll to act like a mid market team.”
What are you talking about?
The Yankees had the 3rd highest payroll in MLB last year. They’re always in the top 3.
The only thing you Yankee and Reds Sox fans know about baseball is payroll. If your team doesn’t win it all, it’s because the payroll is too small.
Time for Yankee fans to look in the mirror, most would be happy to be half a successful as Hal and Cashman. Jeter spoiled the Yankee fans saying the season was not a success unless they won the world series. Of course in those days they had a 4 WAR player at every position, and 3 borderline HOF pitchers and the best closer of all time. Easy to make those comments then.
The argument is that they stopped spending when George died. That is true- Hal doesn’t spend like his dad. So Cashman has had to be more creative than he used to and lost the blank check method.
Besides it’s the Dodgers and Mets who spend more than the Yankees these days. Which is funny since the Yankees generate the most revenue and have the biggest valuation.
Wait, so the Yankees are at the Winter Meetings and too guys are starting to fall off the board left and right and THIS is the contract they solidify and announce?!
Seems like I could just replay the past several non-Cole offseasons. Apparently they’ve take “patience is a virtue” to another level.
Good for Brian Steinbrenner. Can we please actually try to help the team now?
And Hal wonders why he was booed? What a dummy.
He doesn’t care clip. He’s got his nose buried so deep in his ledgers,he probably didn’t even notice.
Cashman got something on Hal?
Hey! ALCS ticket prices were down this year…
Cashman was just spotted near Boston. He hanging with Bloom.They talking about their plans to destroy each other franchise.
I feel like Judge will announce his decision on ESPN…nah, it will cone out tomorrow. One of the Yankees beat reporters said Judge is expected to arrive tomorrow. So why not?
Yeah that is the talk with Judge. Rumor has it there is a nine year offer out there. Details unknown. So talk on MLBN is something might come down tomorrow and it looks to be between Yankees and Giants. If Judge is headed for Giants that will be a big thing there. I doubt Dodgers in mix or anyone else even thought a rumor of a mystery team. I doubt as well Judge tops 2022 as well with 62 home runs to break the record as talk was also. But if no Judge do the Yankees fall and a new top team. Toronto, Tampa, Red Sox.
Hey ! When no body else will sign w ya; atleast you can sign yourself. Great job Cashman ! You got your man
“The team has somewhat remarkably had a winning record in all 25 of Cashman’s seasons at the helm”
Not too hard to do when you’re in the top spenders in the league every season. With that being said it has been remarkable the amount of talent their farm system seems to have every year despite picking in the bottom half of the draft every year. I give more props to their scouting and development departments and of the minor league coaches than of Cashman.
I guess .501 winning percentage is all the Yankees fans want these days.
As someone getting an enormous kick out of watching the Yankees destroy everything they spent a century building, this is awesome news.
Thanks for all the pennants.
Any regrets on the Cole contract? I mean that in all seriousness?
It was a bad contract as soon as it was signed
Cole’s contract is not the problem. The problem is that MLB banned spider tack.
Yes. Here’s why: The Yankees (Cashman) treated the Cole signing as so necessary they bid against themselves to sign him to a ridiculously expensive contract. Although, if they simply continued operating like the Yankees of old it wouldn’t have been a problem. The real problem/regret is that they operate on a budget and Cole’s signing didn’t push them over the top. They have been no further than they were pre-Cole (2017), yet failed to make crucial signings because of Cole/Stanton’s contracts.
Correct clipper. And do we trust Cashman to first of all ,do what it takes to sign Aaron Judge, and then once signed, if it happens put players around him who actually can protect him ,and be good ,instead of bargain basement players we’ve been saddled with the last few years, like the likes of Donaldson or Kiner-Falefa, or Hicks.
I’m assuming Yankees sign Judge since this happened. I know they’re unrelated but still
This is their big offseason move. Onto another season of high expectations and low returns
I hear the Royals and Pirates were in on Cashman but wouldn’t go more than three months.
I’m struggling with Yankees fans who dump on Cashman. They have had a winning record for all the 25 years he has been the GM. He doesn’t own the team. Only so much he can do. He represents the Yanks thru ownership.
He can’t hit for the Yankees in the flippin playoffs. Get real.
We are damn lucky we got him.
We are dam lucky the Yankees brand was built well before Cashman and Hal got their greasy hands on this organization bc if these two bozos weren’t handed the keys to daddy’s Ferrari they wouldn’t even be able to get a 1980 Honda hatchback out of the driveway.
Your probably right. Why shud I have an opinion. Only been a Yanks fan for 60 years, win or lose. Love your negativity. Good thing you aren’t a Royals fan.
You take the fun outta public posts.
Not the extension Yankee fans were waiting to hear.
I wonder if anyone in the media slipped after seeing Cashman come out of the war room, all dramatically and with an “announcement.”
They’re waiting with bated breath, gathered around in a scrum for him to announce….. he starts speaking: “Good afternoon friends, family, little people of the media. We want to announce the Yankees have extended….” As he pauses for affect the multitudinous scenarios run through the minds of all the media personnel. Heyman wonders if he actually got one right for once. Then, ”….Brian Cashman on a four year deal!”
Everything is quiet. All of a sudden a loud voice from the back emanates from a youthful reported who throws down his mic, “What the F….”
Ha ha ha, clip. That would be nice but nowadays wouldn’t happen. Said reporter would be banned from the Yankees briefings or clubhouse, or access as they have done many times in the past. That’s the end of their career.
Bet they have a handshake deal with Judge in place. Rodon is next.
Hitman23, agreed!
Yeah I think so too. No way they would announce an extension for the guy who wasn’t able to bring Judge back to the fold. They can’t be THAT tone deaf…can they?
Coop, “tone deaf” would definitely be the apt way of putting it..Like Clip said in an above post, they gotta have something plotted and ready to execute…right? Haha
This is great news. Are they (Yanks) at least going to send him to get an MLB Roster Construction Certificate? (Because we all know Hal is too cheap to pay for an Associate’s degree.)
LOL front office guys gonna front office.
Who cares that we have Aaron Judge to try and resign, let’s get my new deal on the books (and announce it). Like seriously dude just keep your new deal on the lowdown for a minute.
So, since he’s the GM did he have a meeting with himself to give himself a 4 year extension?
Overrated
NYY Big signing that’s it folks
This feels like Judge is staying in NY. Farhan better go get Correa and a few other pieces, because the fans are going revolt.
Stay mediocre Yankees, a gift to all of us
I would think a mediocre team is one that doesn’t make the playoffs. Are the braves mediocre? Sounds like it in your book.
Braves haven’t missed the playoffs in a while and won a WS just last yr. However, the Yankees haven’t won anything in years despite a bloated payroll and a ton of big names.
The head clown will continue to run the circus.
Fucc Hal Steinbrenner.
Right on. Nail on the head you hit.
The franchise went from Yankee greatness to Steinbrenner mediocrity. I can understand not blaming Boone (despite his awful decisions in the postseason) but bringing back Cashman after he put together that joke team tells you everything you need to know. Him and Hal are gonna be laughing at Yankees fans while they sip champagne on a private jet and continue to convince diehards that they’re trying to win a title. Fucc both of those clowns.
It’s all about the money, isn’t it, Hal?
13 years without a World Series appearance and this money-wasting GM who’s had more financial support than all his peers over the course of his tenure gets a 4-year extension.
But the money’s rolling in, so what’s not to like?
Awful
Days like this make me thankful that I realized the 90’s Yankees were a special team and that I probably wouldn’t witness something like that ever again. I appreciate that my father was able to convey that to me at a young age and I’m lucky one of my teams I root for were able to achieve something so unique. Made it even better that it took place at the peak of my fandom when I was in middle school and high school.
Days like this also makes it even sadder that Hank had to be passed over in the chain of command bc of his health conditions knowing he was not going to live a long life. I think it would’ve taken Hank a bit to get his footing but I think he would have eventually thrived bc his heart was in it and not just the financials that came with it. He seemed to be cut from the same cloth that George was.
Nobody thought the Titanic would sink and it was the arrogance of the ones in charge that put that ship under water. The hull is broken and the water is coming into the Yankee ship but they still continue on the same course with blinders on. It’s going to start to sink eventually but just like the Titanic it’s going to be too late.
I like your post, but I’d offer one addition. The folks on the Titanic were going somewhere, even though they didn’t make it. The captain of the S.S. Yankees is content to stay moored in the same spot year after year and collect tickets from people who think the ship is going somewhere when it isn’t.
Hahahaha!
Cashman is better than most GMs. It’s the hitting coach’s fault for their mediocre post season. Making Cashman the scapegoat is dumb
Josh Donaldson, Giancarlo Stanton, and Joey Gallo are all former repeat All-Stars. Matt Blake did not make them forget how to hit. Neither did Boone.
Well, as long as we have now taken care of business that should have been done months ago, Cashman can soon finish the Montgomery/Bader trade with the acquisition of the player to be named later that the Yankees are supposed to be receiving. Assuming that he is not claimed in the Rule 5 draft on Wednesday, I personally hope that Yankees’ PR can then soon announce that the account has been settled by the acquisition of right-handed pitcher Inohan Paniagua… Paniagua is the Cardinals’ MLB Pipeline #13 prospect, and the Cardinals chose not to protect him from this year’s Rule 5 draft. If Paniagua successfully passes through the Rule 5 and the Yankees acquire him from the Cardinals afterward, then the Yankees can give the high A 22 year old starting pitcher another year or more of minor league seasoning before having to decide whether his development is worthy of a 40-man roster space. If he does not make some team’s 40-man roster before November 2024, he becomes a minor league free agent. Is the hoped for acquisition mere wishful thinking?.. .
@UnknownSource He’s old for A ball and blew up in High-A at 22 last season, but sure, why not?
Otherwise the peripherals look good.
BUT, the Cardinals boosted his innings total by almost 100 between 2021 and 2022. I wouldn’t expect much in 2023.
Yankees are my least liked team to put it nicely; however, the fans have my sympathy for this
In most businesses, a CEO who missed annual goals year after year would be gone long before 13 years elapsed. This tells you what the real goals are for Yankees ownership.
Only the fans and players care about championships. Hal’s goal is to make money, and under Cashman that’s been accomplished year after year. They exploit the desires and unrequited loyalty of the fan base to rake in the cash, and it’s a business model that works.
Yeah, and unless I’m mistaken with the timing, this extension also means that Boone non-renewal would lead to a Cashman-selected replacement too…. Yay!
I don’t think they’ll replace Boone.
It’s probably only going to take a few more years before Hal’s bottom line starts to take a hit. I just wonder if Hal will be able to put two and two together and realize Cash is a big part of the problem. Heck I wonder if he is going to realize that he is a big part of the problem. He does after all think he somehow earned his position in life. It’s going to be a James Dolan situation in the near future.
Can I blame Boras for this? Please?
Cashman has been a solid GM in many ways, but let’s not forget the Core Four dynasty was built by Gene Michael, Cashman was along for the ride and took over when the hard work was done.
Also they have a very poor record in terms of developing every day players throughout his 20+ years overseeing the organization.
Easiest executive position in professional sports.
And now this:
“Yankees Rumors: Justin Verlander Talks Stalled over 3rd Year Before Mets Contract”
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10057731-yankees-rumors-justin-verlander-talks-stalled-over-3rd-year-before-mets-contract
Craig Calcaterra nailed it: “The Yankees can afford literally any baseball player in all of creation yet they continue to be able to get away with comments like this with no pushback.”
The Yankees balked on paying for Verlander — again — over a third-year vesting option that the Mets gave him.
If they sign Rodon instead, fine — but do you really think they’re going to spend for him when he’s expected to get a six-year contract?
Extending Cashman feels like Hal’s middle finger to the fans who chanted “Fire Cashman” and booed Hal at the ceremonies this year honoring Jeter and O’Neill..
I’m reminded of when Mets fans wanted Fred Wilpon to sell the team and one fan even put up a billboard with that sentiment. Wilpon smugly trolled the fans with a public statement that he intended to own the Mets for a very long time.
Looks like the two franchises have switched places.
Yeah, it’s an awful of runner-ups to signing the players we need to win.
Hate not being able to edit. “Awful lot of runner-ups…” I hope this thing gets fixed.
I feel ya, bro.
Hal doesn’t know what he’s doing baseball-wise. Worse, he thinks Cashman and Boone do. To quote the last Yankees manager I did like, “It’s not what you want.”
@Fink Ployed Thing is, Cohen is George Steinbrenner at his worst, and without the winning.
= Free agent treadmill? Check.
= Old team getting older? Check.
= Deals so bad even MLB’s highest payroll by $50m won’t win the division? Check.
= Owner so bad to work for that top executive talent won’t come to work for him? Check.
With the resources he has had at his disposal he’s a failure.
And the rest of MLB is grateful for that…Lol
Good job Hal! Keeping the team in the playoffs year after year without actually being a Winner by resigning Cashman is actually what the rest of MLB wanted. Here’s to another 4 years of NOT making the World Series!
George is rolling in his grave pissed off as all Hell!!!
This means another year without a championship with Cashman & Hal leading the ship directly to an iceberg!