Both times Brian Cashman had a team that resembled his current one, he recommended being a seller.
Outside executives said that the Yankees general manager was inquiring on a variety of scenarios. As one rival described it, “Taking inventory of who would be interested in what.” So the potential was that Cashman could still buy, sell or both before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline.
In his time as GM, the three worst OPS-plus a Cashman Yankee team has had was 88 in 2013, 91 in 2016 and 94 in 2014. His team had just a 94 in going 55-39 through 104 games this year, in last place and eight out in the AL East and 3 ¹/₂ back in the wild card entering Sunday.Corey Sipkin for the NY Post
The Yanks winning was based on Cano, two good starters and a strong bullpen led by Mariano Rivera and David Robertson. But the roster was mainly dead weight as the Yanks tried to squeeze what was left out of guys like Travis Hafner, Lyle Overbay and Vernon Wells. So Cashman recommended selling Cano in his walk year with the Rangers particularly interested. But it was the last season for Rivera and Pettitte.
Hal Steinbrenner does not just want to not sell or buy at the trade deadline to stop the outside noise.Brian Cashman , pictured in spring training with Hal Steinbrenner, has navigated Yankees trade deadline while serving as the team’s general manager since 1998.In 2016, the Yanks were 52-52 after 104 games, seven out of first and 5 ¹/₂ out of a wild card.
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