Brian Cashman, the long-term GM for the New York Yankees, is a man who appears to know exactly what he wants. He has navigated some of the most treacherous corporate waters in all the world, namely the front office of the New York Yankees, with a deft touch, an internal confidence, and the instinct to know when to go on the offensive.
Since the beginning of the offseason, Cashman has told anyone who wanted to listen, and many who didn’t, that the Yankees’ sole interest this winter was to bolster their rotation. Cashman has repeated this mantra ceaselessly, and his most recent comment, as quoted in Anthony McCarron's piece in Thursday's New York Daily News, doesn’t stray off the reservation in any way.
In McCarron's article, Cashman is quoted as saying “our club is pretty much set except for trying to shore up the back end of the rotation.” This comment was preceded by a comment captured (http://www.myyesnetwork.com/12461/blog/2011/11/01/brian_cashman:_no_need_for_offen...
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