Tag Archives: Brian Cashman

Cashman not overreacting to Hughes’ bad start

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

It's still very early in the baseball season, but many Yankees fans, myself included, are ready to give up on Phil Hughes. Brian Cashman is not among them. Citing other young and struggling starters like Tim Lincecum, Adam Wainwright, Mat Latos, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, and Ervin Santana, Cashman stood up for his own struggling young ...

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Cashman concerned as he awaits Pineda’s MRI results

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Michael Pineda pitched yesterday with pain in his shoulder and considering the huge negative impact shoulder injuries often have on pitchers the Yankees are concerned about him as they await MRI results. “I have concern,” Yankees GM Brian Cashman told Chad Jennings of the Journal News. “Any time a pitcher talks about his shoulder I have ...

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Pineda hits 94 as Cashman claims he’s 20 pounds overweight

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Michael Pineda came advertised as a guy who hits 94-95 mph with his fastball regularly and occasionally hitting as high as 97 and 98 mph. So it alarmed everyone when he came into spring training and was throwing just 88-90 mph in his first start. It's still early and the velocity would come most reassured. However, ...

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Cashman stalker says GM knew of steroid use

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

So here is where this takes a turn toward being more baseball related. The woman accused of stalking and extorting Brian Cashman, Louise Meanwell, has come forward and claimed that Cashman lied to federal investigators about knowledge of the players' use of steroids when he spoke to them this past June and July, acording to Rocco ...

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Yankees non-baseball related news: Divorce, Concerts, and Perfume

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

It's been a slow news week so far this week. I'm going to start getting into prospects soon to liven things up. First I thought I would pass along some non-baseball news that I am not terribly interested in, but have been getting emails asking me about them. CASHMAN IN HOT WATER: It all started when a ...

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Cashman on Hughes: He’s a starter

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

We all know that the Yankees now have seven starters for five rotation spots, but which five they will go with has all been speculation at this point. I think most people feel the way I do, that Freddy Garcia pitched better than A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes last year and the No. 5 spot should ...

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State of the Union: Cashman Speaks at the GM Meetings

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The G.M. meetings are underway Milwaukee this week and reporters met up with him and got a sort of state of the offseason address. Here is what he had to say (via Chad Jennings of the Journal News): Teams have inquired about a number of current Yankees in the majors and minors. Cashman named Nick Swisher, ...

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Yankees Make Cashman’s 3-Year Deal Official

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

We've known that Brian Cashman has been re-signed for a few days now, but the Yankees have finally made the actual announcement that he has a new three-year deal to serve as senior vice president and general manager. They have still not let it be known how much Cashman returned for, but his last deal was ...

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Yankees Re-Sign GM Brian Cashman to 3-Year Deal

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees general manager Brian Cashman avoided becoming a free agent by agreeing to a three-year deal, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. No word yet on how much money he will earn. This was a rather painless negotiation as both sides seemed eager to get a deal done quickly. Now they can move on ...

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Yankees Contract with Cashman “Just About” Finished

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

It has seemingly been a forgone conclusion for a few weeks now, but it appears that the Yankees and their general manager Brian Cashman are "just about" finished minting him a new three-year contract, according to Anthony McCarron of the NY Daily News. No word on how much the deal is worth exactly, but McCarron's source ...

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