Yankee VP Mark Newman to Retire
Moving forward, the Post was speculating that Trey Hillman will be moved into a more meaningful role. Trey returned to the organization last year, and was also a big deal minor league manager back when the Yanks were churning out players -- which they are getting ready to do again. I like Hillman a lot, and was hoping he'd be the next Yankee Manager. But in the meantime, it looks like he'll be filling Newman's roll. Color me intrigued.
Of course, it wouldn't matter if they could revive Ed Barrow, if they won't keep their picks and won't spend money, they won't get good results. So ownership has to spend, or people will start blaming the new hires, too.
posted by Kalel9 @ 9:51 AM
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Good job pointing out the NY Post article.
I did not realize that Gary Dumbo and Hillman are tight. Guess he will be moving up also. But wasn't there any issue with Gary and some of the major league hitters way back when? I can't recall, and a Google search is not bringing up anything.
Phil is right — it's doesn't matter who is in charge if ownership isn't willing to go above and beyond in spending on amateur talent. This past year's IFA class was a step in the right direction, but more is needed.
I'd like to see them bring back Brian Butterfield, but he's the 3B coach for the Red Sox, now, too.
It's not just ownership, it's the GM and the people he hires as well. Sure, Hal may make unrealistic demands, but it's hard to believe, for example, that he was willing to spend on Tanaka and not on Abreu.
And they shouldn't have to spend more on amateur talent (although it would be nice), if they merely drafted and developed in line with the league average.
They don't have the average number nor position of picks. And I don't know what it is about the Cubans, but someone on the money side keeps saying no and it's on the level of where the owner would have to say yes or no.
Also, they had a huge scouting opportunity with Tanaka and watched him for years. Not the case with Cubans.
They have been/are caught up in a vicious cycle in which they sign free agents to compensate for bad development, and that, in turn, reduces the possibility that they can ever develop effectively because they lose picks.
But they gave up on or messed up the development of what should have been good homegrown talent from Hughes through AJack, and they really haven't recovered in some ways.
They reportedly did make a pretty big offer for Soler, but got beat out.
So let's say for argument's sake, that Cashman wanted Abreu, and/or Chapman, and/or Puig, and/or Cespedes, and/or Castillo.
You would think that he would be fed up with being ignored and, like Theo, move on.
Yet he doesn't. So there is plenty of culpability to go around.
I think there are other factors in play, such as family considerations and divorce payments and stuff like that to say for sure.
I think it's more likely that Hal just wasn't interested in signing Cubans.
I think it's reasonable to think that no matter what limitations have been imposed on Cashman, his resources compared to almost any GM since the introduction of the amateur draft have been pretty awesome, and he has failed to exploit them.
Fair enough. But he was against re-signing ARod, and a few of the other big moves that ate up lots of his advantage.
It's also true that the draft budgets which were trending up while George was alive, were trending back down even before the new rules once Hal took over.
Likewise, they were more willing to pass on IFA's like Sano under Hal than they were under George.
And who continues to employ Cashman? That's right, Hal Steinbrenner, who is set to sign Cashman to an extension despite the team's steady decline since its last World Championship.
At this point, this mess is 100 percent on him, and no one else.
I don't defend Weather Boy. He should retire to one of his palatial estates and let some other sibling have a chance to screw this up.
But that doesn't absolve Cashman.
btw, David "Blaine" Roberston
Chris Young could be the starting RF next year. OK, probably...not?
LNJ I agree until we break it down for two or more years we'll just stay in this funk.
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Not absolving Cashman. But when you have the power to make a change and refuse to do so despite evidence sitting right in front of you that you're getting nothing but status-quo mediocrity, then it's no longer a problem of who's working under you.
Well I guess I just disagree in terms of complete absolution. It is what it is though, and we're stuck with it.
What a pleasure not to have to watch a castoff, or a salary dump, or ome other pitcher almost no team wants, and instead to watch someone who ciuld be a part of the future. Yay! Not a bad first start for Mitchell
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