Brian Cashman
Brian Cashman
Brian McGuire Cashmanis an American baseball executive for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has served as the General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Yankees since 1998...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth3 July 1967
CityRockville Centre, NY
balancing committed help ready team usa wants
He wants to help that USA team win, but he's also committed to being ready for us at the same time. It's one of those balancing acts.
deciding sign week
He didn't want to sign here and then in a week be traded. I think that was the deciding factor.
felt glad taking
He just felt stiff, so we're taking it day to day with him. I'm glad he said something.
knows talked
He knows how we feel. I've talked to (Hendricks).
difficult family knows prayers time whatever
He knows whatever time he needs, he should take. Our prayers are with him. His family is going through a very difficult time right now.
changed
The only thing that's changed is it's getting better.
difficult everybody gone recognized year
I think everybody recognized after what a difficult year we've gone through that things had to change,
extra move satisfied spend today wisely
We'll try to take that extra million-one and spend it wisely in the free-agent market. I'm satisfied that the move we made today is the right move for us.
liked number
We've liked him for a number of years.
areas embrace guys learned pieces spend thrive time trying upgrade waste
We've learned over time that when you have pieces that are working here in New York, don't waste your time trying to upgrade something that works, ... Spend your time working on areas that need to be addressed. We're going to embrace the guys we know can thrive in this environment.
case four guys
With the four guys I have (in the middle), I can make a case for anything.
coming optimistic weak
I wasn't optimistic coming into it. It's a weak free-agent market.
basically boss continue everybody good interested job move nice provides staying support system talked time tremendous valuable
Mel told me that he'd always be interested in staying around. I talked to the Boss about it. He thought it was a good idea. Mel thought it was a good idea. Everybody basically felt: Let's continue the relationship. Mel did a tremendous job here for a long time and provides a lot of valuable insight. So it's nice to have him as part of the support system as we move forward.
counting dates free knew might saw surgery
When I saw that Octavio had surgery I started counting the dates because I knew he was a free agent. I thought there might be something there.