Brian Cashman Discusses The Trade Market

From Arthur Staple (via slidingintohome):

Brian Cashman said the solutions to the Yankees' problems, particularly with their starting rotation, may not lie elsewhere.

The general manager said he didn't have a sense of the trade market yet, with six weeks before the July 31 non-waiver deadline, but he said Sunday that the return of Brian Bruney from the disabled list Tuesday, plus the hoped-for revival of Chien-Ming Wang, would alleviate most of his concerns.

"If we fix ourselves," Cashman said, "there might not be anything we need to do."

He said he would run any proposals by general partner Hal Steinbrenner if it meant adding payroll.

"Clearly, our bullpen and our team can't continue to deal with this issue," Cashman said, "especially when we have someone who can do the job better."

Cashman also mentioned that it's very important to see what Chien-Ming Wang can do tomorrow. Fixing him would be a huge addition to this team's rotation, it's like trading for a two time 19-game winner.

"We need Chien-Ming Wang," Cashman said. "This is an important step. We know what he's capable of. The velocity and the sink are there. Maybe his confidence isn't there."

Over the past few weeks there was rumors that the Yanks were looking to add a reliever via the trade market, but those names would be hard to land. The Rockies' Huston Street and his team are on a big winning streak and still in the division and the Astros' Jose Valverde just recently came off the the DL to name a few.

I say we wait on Wang a little more.