This day and time in MLB, General Managers are having a tough time putting together a good product to put on the field. Some reasons for this are bigger than others but it is definitely something owners are trying to address. The owners are now getting more involved than ever with the teams and the front office. The main reason is money, they do not have the funds to keep good players around and they try to find ways to keep the players they need. Many teams can relate to this problem but not Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees.
Brian Cashman is living a General Manager's dream. He worked for George Steinbrenner for many years and now he will work for George's sons, Hal and Hank. Working for the Steinbrenners is great because they want to win and they want the General Manager to spend whatever it takes to do so. Most GMs have a budget, in which, they closely abide by. Not Cashman, he and the Yankees spent $240 million on two pitchers just in the last two weeks. CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett are great players but them together are making more than every player on the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Yankees are the greatest baseball organization because they refuse to lose. They don't want to lose ballgames, players, fans, or money. The Yankees spend money to make money and that is what it takes to be successful. As the Yankees move into their new stadium this season, they want to do so with a winning product. Not making the playoffs, is unacceptable to every fan of the Yankees and the Steinbrenner boys, Cashman, and the players know that.
Brian Cashman is in unfamiliar territory with the Yankees not making the playoffs last season. He has always put together a team that has a chance to win the World Series every year and last season is considered a failure to Yankee nation. Cashman will likely have the Yankees back in the playoffs with the additions he has made in the offseason. If not, Cashman may be looking for a new place to spend and make money.
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