{"id":166580,"date":"2021-01-30T05:11:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T02:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brian-cashman-talks-up-his-yankees-roster-ready-to-go\/"},"modified":"2021-01-30T05:11:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T02:11:47","slug":"brian-cashman-talks-up-his-yankees-roster-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brian-cashman-talks-up-his-yankees-roster-ready-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brian Cashman talks up his Yankees roster: ‘Ready to go’"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Brian Cashman talks up his Yankees roster: ‘Ready to go’<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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After a mostly quiet offseason, the Yankees had a flurry of activity late this month with less than three weeks left until pitchers and catchers are due to report to Tampa.<\/p>\n

And to listen to general<\/a> manager Brian Cashman, this is pretty much the group he expects to try to win a title with.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe roster\u2019s not complete, ever,\u2019\u2019 Cashman said on a Zoom call Friday. \u201cBut at the same time, we\u2019re ready to go with what we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

That includes the top priority of the offseason in retaining DJ LeMahieu, remaking their rotation with health-risks Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon and getting cheaper in the bullpen by sending Adam Ottavino to the Red Sox.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if you\u2019re evaluating it, I\u2019ve got quality at all positions,\u2019\u2019 Cashman said. \u201cI\u2019ve got depth in the starting rotation with the additions of Taillon and Kluber that\u2019s pushed everybody, in theory, back.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also pointed to the return of Domingo German from domestic violence suspension, as well as Luis Severino, who Cashman said was due back from Tommy John rehab by \u201clate summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if that\u2019s enough to get the Yankees a title, Cashman said, \u201cWe\u2019re about to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He also cautioned, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say we\u2019re a finished product. You never are. You\u2019re always looking to improve yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

A year ago, their championship quest ended in a loss to the Rays in the ALDS with a payroll roughly a third of where the Yankees\u2019 stood.<\/p>\n

Cashman acknowledged trading Ottavino to the Red Sox was made for financial reasons, and it is widely believed the Yankees intend to stay under the $210 million luxury-tax threshold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to speak about budget or limitations or what our lack of limitations might be,\u2019\u2019 Cashman said. \u201cI\u2019m not here to say that I\u2019m under a mandate we have to be under a tax threshold. \u2026 But I do know this: the Steinbrenner family has always been supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now the Yankees are banking on Kluber and Taillon instead of Masahiro Tanaka \u2014 who will pitch in Japan this season \u2014 as well as Darren O\u2019Day in the bullpen after agreeing to a deal with the 38-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried to reconfigure the game<\/a> plan app<\/a>ropriately and come up with a roster that\u2019s maybe a little bit stronger, maybe a little bit more resilient,\u2019\u2019 Cashman said. \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t mean that\u2019s what going to play out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their most significant investment of the offseason came in re-signing LeMahieu to a six-year, $90 million deal.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, LeMahieu said he was \u201cfrustrated\u201d by how long it took to strike a deal with the Yankees in free agency.<\/p>\n

Cashman was less bothered by the delay, saying it took so long because \u201cit\u2019s a lot of money.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not easy in a pandemic crisis to be jumping into contract commitments probably of $100 million or more,\u2019\u2019 Cashman said. \u201cWe\u2019re approaching that [with this contract].\u201d<\/p>\n

And he was pleased with the outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if it matters the time frame it takes,\u2019\u2019 Cashman said. \u201cI was very public about what our intent was. When a player becomes a free agent, you have no idea how that\u2019s going to play out. If DJ wanted it to be over in two weeks, he should have just said yes to my first offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cashman laughed, but the actions he has made will go a long way in determining whether the Yankees can win their first title since 2009.<\/p>\n

Asked if he was \u201csatisfied\u201d with where the team is, Cashman said he wouldn\u2019t be able to answer until the season unfolded.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t tell you I\u2019m satisfied because satisfaction only comes with success,\u2019\u2019 Cashman said. \u201cEvery move we make is intended to get us closer to accomplishing a world championship title again. We just won\u2019t find out until later if the decisions we make now, which are intended to have that occur, [are] going to play that way.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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