Yankees GM Brian Cashman Made More Poor Pitching Personnel Decisions

New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman may be the most overrated person at his position in all of Major League Baseball. While he has helped the Yankees win World Series championships, he is more or less a figurehead with an open checkbook. Simply being able to offer players more money than your competitors does not make you a top flight general manager. Promoting the right players from the minor leagues, holding on to top prospects while acquiring other team’s best players and signing the right – not most expensive – players makes you good at your job. To some degree, it can be argued that Cashman excels at none of those things. The greatest example of Cashman being in far over his head at his post is his unwillingness to admit that he has no idea what constitutes a good starting pitcher. He has refused to trade pitching prospects who he himself have labeled as “can’t miss.” Ah, the dreaded term “can’t miss” prospect. Especially when it comes to the Yankees’ organization. W...