[討論] What Is Brian Cashman's Legacy?

看板NY-Yankees作者abc12812 (Sudba tseloveka)時間17年前 (2008/07/17 18:31)推噓2(2推 0噓 5→)

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http://tinyurl.com/5jy5pr Let’s be honest – no organization outside of maybe the Oakland Raiders operates the way the Yankees do. Schizophrenic, money-saturated, ego-driven, three-headed, emotional, often bizarre. They are truly unique in the way they do business. So it’s amazing that it’s been ten years since Brian Cashman was named General Manager of the New York Yankees, especially considering the Yankees had five GMs the previous 10 years. And it’s tough to assess how well he’s done his job considering that at times it’s hard to discern who is really running the show. Cashman works for the Yankees, which means a lot of hyperbole gets written about him, both good and bad. It’s time to take a clear-eyed look at his career as GM of the Yankees. Since he’s been named GM, the Yankees have been in six World Series and won four, though none since 2000. It’s fair to say that the foundation (Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada and Bernie Williams) responsible for the World Series was in place before Cashman took over. So, let’s look at some of the bigger moves, from the brilliant to the boneheaded, he’s made over his decade in office. THE BRILLIANT * Signed Orlando Hernandez * Signed Scott Brosius * Found Alfonso Soriano in the Japanese league * Signed Mike Stanton * Traded Hideki Irabu for Ted Lilly and Jake Westbrook * Traded Geraldo Padua for Jim Leyritz * Signed Mike Mussina * Signed Chien-Ming Wang as a free agent * Signed Robinson Cano * Signed Melky Cabrera * Drafted Shelly Duncan * Drafted Chase Wright * Signed Hideki Matsui * Traded Robin Ventura for Bubba Crosby and Scott Proctor * Drafted Phil Hughes * Traded Alfonso Soriano for Alex Rodriguez * Traded Brian Myrow for Tanyon Sturtze * Traded Randy Johnson for Luis Vizcaino, Ross Ohlendorf, Steven Jackson and Alberto Gonzalez * Selected Ian Kennedy and Joba Chamberlain in 2006 MLB draft * Claimed Darrell Rasner off waivers * Signed Brian Bruney * Traded Jaret Wright for Chris Britton * Traded Gary Sheffield for Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett * Signed Edwar Ramirez THE BONEHEADED * Drafted Mark Prior but did not sign him * Drafted Drew Henson * Traded Mike Lowell for Mark Johnson, Ed Yarnall and Todd Noel * Let Jeff Nelson go in free agency * Traded for Denny Neagle * Signed Jason Giambi * Signed Rondell White * Signed Sterling Hitchcock * Signed Steve Karsay * Traded Damaso Marte for Enrique Wilson * Selected John-Ford Griffin in MLB draft over Noah Lowry * Selected Bronson Sardinha in MLB draft over David Wright * Traded Ted Lilly for Jeff Weaver * Traded Nick Johnson, Juan Rivera and Randy Choate for Javier Vasquez * Traded Jeff Weaver for Randy Brown * Let Andy Pettitte go in free agency * Signed Gary Sheffield * Acquired Randy Johnson for Javier Vazquez, Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro and cash * Signed Jose Contreras and later traded him for Esteban Loaiza * Drafted Jonathan Poterson ahead of Huston Street in 2004 MLB Draft * Signed Tony Womack * Signed Kenny Lofton * Signed Jared Wright * Signed Carl Pavano * Signed Kyle Farnsworth * Traded Ramon Ramirez and Eduardo Sierra for Shawn Chacon * Signed Kei Igawa after missing out on Daisuke Matsuzaka, spurning Ted Lilly and Gil Meche * Signed Octavio Dotel * Signed LaTroy Hawkins Looking at the brilliant and the boneheaded chronologically, one thing becomes evident: the philosophy of the Yankees changed over the years of Cashman’s reign, or rather, Cashman’s philosophy changed three times. First, when he was hired as GM, Cashman’s job was to find complementary parts for the championship juggernaut. They were low-risk, high-reward moves, and generally he did an adequate job. Scott Brosius, Mike Stanton and the like were solid, low-risk moves. Second, around 2000-2001, the Yankees started going for the big splash to get back to World Champions caliber, as evidenced by the signings of Giambi, Pavano, Wright and Sheffield, and the trade for Jeff Weaver. These weren’t the best years for Cashman, as most of his signings were big-money disappointments. Third, most recently, Cashman’s philosophy has been to mostly avoid the big free agent signings, choosing instead to rebuild from the farm and stockpile pitchers. That’s not to say the Yankees won’t be players in free agency, but it does mean he wants the bedrock of his team to be home grown. Witness Cashman’s unwillingness to pull the trigger on the Johan Santana trade. To his credit, Cashman is aware of his past errors and is blunt in his change of philosophy, saying, “This is why we changed the process two years ago. It wasn’t working the way we were doing it. … Clearly we made mistakes in the past on how we went about our business, and we are trying to be better now.” We can only hope. Staying within and developing talent is how the Yankees created their last championship. If the Yankees can accept a slight downturn in performance prior to the new core materializing, then Cashman’s legacy will be one of success. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.5.3