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
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.
covered help hopefully position process time today
Hopefully the process that we covered today will help put us in better position to do so. But time will tell.
build good news today
We just want him right. He's a starter, so we need to build him back up to be a starter. But today was good news for me.
ask ball best earlier explain played playing saw somehow team today turned
We're playing our best ball right now, ... The way we played earlier in the year, I can't explain it, I can't defend, it was inexcusable. But somehow we turned it around. Don't ask me, because I haven't got the answer, But we're a different team today than what you saw in May and June.
anybody calling desperate liked looking
I was calling around looking for anybody who was available. I was desperate for pitching, and he was available. There wasn't anything about him we particularly liked other than that we could get him.
hear needed
I think Carl needed to say that more than I needed to hear it.
happened help limited obviously ok stay team
It happened there. Right now, he's OK to stay out there and try and help the U.S. team obviously in a limited way now.
except heck help kenny respect swings takes team whatever
I respect the heck out of Kenny because he swings for the fences. He will do whatever it takes to help his team win, except cheat.
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.
fit interest johnny perfect
Johnny was a perfect fit for us. We had a big-time interest in him.
available baseball guys hit joe last maybe remember time
Maybe it'll help, ... We've done it in the past. I don't remember the last time we did it, but he's available if guys want to hit off him. It's up to Joe and Donnie.
changed
The only thing that's changed is it's getting better.
close deal decided great joe man number ron talking three trust worked
Joe has a great deal of trust in him. Joe has worked close with Ron for a number of years, and he's been talking to him for three years about replacing Mel when Mel decided to retire. This is the man he wanted.