Yankees Fans Irate Over Brian Cashman’s Recent Comments

The New York Yankees are already experiencing significant troubles heading into the regular season, as three of their best players have gone down due to injuries.

Gerrit Cole is out for the year thanks to Tommy John surgery, Luis Gil will be sidelined for a few months with a lat strain and Giancarlo Stanton is dealing with severe issues to both elbows that will likely keep him on the shelf for an extended period of time.

So, yeah: not exactly ideal for a Yankees team that just made the World Series and seemed primed to embark on another deep playoff run in a weak American League.

But with so many key players already down, New York may need to make some moves in order to ensure that it doesn’t get off to a potentially fatal slow start. Unfortunately, general manager Brian Cashman doesn’t seem to think that is in the cards.

“We’ve obviously got big commitments already,” Cashman said. “The inventory that is going to be available is going to be limited, and then there’s costs associated with those acquisitions. Some of it is in terms of prospect value. Some of it is in terms of money.”

Essentially, the Yankees are pinching pennies, even though they are one of the richest organizations in professional sports. That certainly isn’t sitting well with the Bronx faithful, which was already irritated with Cashman long before those remarks.

Now, in Cashman’s defense, there really isn’t going to be a whole lot of options available at the moment. Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara is the popular name, but the Marlins aren’t just going to sell him off for a dime on a dollar, and interested clubs—like the Yankees, potentially—will probably want to see him pitch first before offering anything extravagant (Alcantara missed all of 2024 due to Tommy John surgery).

That being said, based on the Yanks’ recent history of proceeding full steam ahead in spite of having blatantly obvious holes on the roster, it stands to reason that New York may very well feel “comfortable” as currently constructed. Can’t blame Yankees fans for being mad about that.