[新聞] It’s Cashman’s Move; the Yankees Want Him Back

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It’s Cashman’s Move; the Yankees Want Him Back By TYLER KEPNER Published: September 24, 2008 TORONTO — Brian Cashman spent part of his day Wednesday as the good organizational soldier, representing the Yankees at a news conference to announce a six-year partnership with the Class AA Trenton Thunder. The Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, 6-2, getting a 10th-inning grand slam from Bobby Abreu and eight strong innings from Phil Hughes. But with the team eliminated from the playoffs, the most pressing priority for the front office is to settle Cashman’s future. Cashman knows the Steinbrenner family wants him back. He has not yet made up his mind, but said he would decide well before Oct. 31, the date his contract expires. In 2005, Cashman waited until the final few days to decide. “That’s not going to happen again,” Cashman said in a telephone interview. “That wouldn’t be fair to the Yankees.” Cashman signed a three-year deal for roughly $5.5 million on Oct. 27, 2005, and it is reasonable to expect him to receive a similar deal this time. But Cashman said it was premature to talk about details. “We’ve had no negotiations,” Cashman said. “We’ll talk internally here, and obviously there will be a resolution to that probably sooner than later. That’s really the extent I can say at this point.” When Cashman returned three years ago, George Steinbrenner, the Yankees’ principal owner, gave him more control, letting him restructure the baseball operations department beneath him and quieting a cadre of advisers who undercut Cashman’s authority. Cashman pledged to keep the Yankees competing for a championship in the majors while revamping a depleted farm system to reduce costs and increase roster flexibility. The Yankees reached the playoffs in 2006 and 2007, with Cashman firmly in command. But last winter, Steinbrenner, now 78, effectively ceded his position atop the team hierarchy to his sons, Hank and Hal. Cashman has a strong working relationship with Hal, but he has had to deal with constant brushfires from Hank, who recently suggested that the Yankees establish an advisory group, a humiliating idea for a general manager. Hank Steinbrenner was active last winter in retaining Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera with expensive long-term deals. But he attended no more than three games at Yankee Stadium all season. It was Hal Steinbrenner who worked closely with Cashman, traveling from Tampa, Fla., to New York for regular meetings. Hal Steinbrenner, who was thought last winter to be merely in charge of team finances, has taken an active role in baseball operations, an arrangement that does not bother Cashman. But Cashman also knows he would be highly sought for other general manager openings this winter and could theoretically work for a more streamlined front office. The Seattle Mariners’ position will be open, and the Washington Nationals’ could also be a possibility; Cashman went to college at Catholic University in Washington. Cashman has worked since 1986 for the Yankees, who pay him well and give him the largest budget in baseball. He is happy living in Darien, Conn., with his wife and two children, and he is still trying to see through the vision he articulated in 2005. Joe Girardi, a younger manager endorsed by Cashman and attuned to player development, said he spoke with Cashman four or five times a day. Girardi, who is signed through 2010, said he had always assumed Cashman would be general manager as long as he is the manager. “It’s been a great line of communication, and I’ve absolutely had a blast,” Girardi said, referring to his relationship with Cashman. “I’m under the assumption he’s still going to be here. I’m not speaking for him, but when you have such a good relationship, you don’t want to see someone leave.” Cashman is well respected around baseball, and before this season he presided over 10 consecutive playoff teams as general manager. His rivals in the American League East would not be sad to see him leave the division. “I’m a big Brian Cashman fan, and I think he’s done a great job,” Toronto Blue Jays General Manager J. P. Ricciardi said. “You always evaluate what your competition is, and we think the Yankees with Brian Cashman are dangerous. He’s a smart guy, he knows what he wants to do, he’s got a good idea of how to do it, and he knows how to make it work in New York.” INSIDE PITCH Bobby Abreu has 99 runs batted in after his go-ahead grand slam off Jesse Carlson on Wednesday. If he drives in one more run, Abreu will join Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez as the only players with 100 R.B.I. in each of the last six seasons. ... Andy Pettitte will skip his final start of the season on Saturday because of a sore left shoulder, with Sidney Ponson going instead. Pettitte finished the year 14-14, his first non-winning season after 13 in a row. The only pitcher to start a career with more consecutive winning seasons (minimum 15 starts) is Cy Young. ... Johnny Damon filled out his application Wednesday for a spot on Team U.S.A. at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Damon took part in 2006, going 1 for 7 in five games. http://tinyurl.com/4ppju2 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.109.23.17