New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman wants out due to his lack of responsibility and authority in his role. Cashman, long rumored to be nothing more than a glorified beer salesman in the Yankees hierarchy, publicly announced that he would treat free agent SS Derek Jeter the way he should have been treated based upon his stats, Shortly thereafter, co-owner Hal Steinbrenner overruled Cashman and signed Jeter to a massively overpaid four-year contract. Recently Cashman also intimated that he did not plan to sign RHP Rafael Soriano to a three-year, $35 million contract due to questions about his ability to handle the New York market before again being overruled by Hal. Also, Cashman has claimed that he considers the Boston Red Sox to be a superior team to the Yankees currently due to mismanagement of the franchise by the Steinbrenner family.
Hal has denied these "rumors" despite the fact that Cashman has spoken publicly about them.
It looks like Cashman's reign as the figure head shot caller is coming to an end. Too bad, it looked like he was finally starting to become wise to the strange game of baseball.
No comments:
Post a Comment