Yankees GM Brian Cashman says he’s responsible for team’s early struggles
NEW YORK — Brian Cashman was blunt in his evaluation of what has gone flawed within the New York Yankees season.
“Injuries happen and ultimately we’re getting a lot of injuries right now, and that’s certainly killing us,” the final supervisor mentioned Wednesday. “But I have nothing I can convict others — other than if you want to convict somebody, convict me. This is my responsibility.”
New York started Wednesday 16-15, final within the AL East and eight 1/2 video games behind first-place Tampa Bay.
Captain Aaron Judge (strained proper hip), designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (strained left hamstring), third baseman Josh Donaldson (strained proper hamstring) and beginning pitchers Carlos Rodon (strained left forearm and sore again), Luis Severino (strained proper lat) and Frankie Montas (proper shoulder surgical procedure) are amongst a dozen gamers on the injured record.
Center fielder Harrison Bader didn’t play his first recreation till Tuesday after recovering from a strained indirect.
“When we’re at full health or close to it _ because you’re never
going to be at full health _ I believe we have a
championship-caliber team,” Cashman mentioned. “We’ve got to be
thankful that it’s a long season because we’re banged up so bad
right now _ if it was a short season, we’d be taken out.”
Seeking their first title since 2009, the Yankees started the season with baseball’s second-highest payroll at $275 million, trailing solely the New York Mets at $355 million.
New York started 12-7 however has slid with attrition. Judge hasn’t performed since Friday, Stanton since April 15 and Donaldson since April 5.
Stanton has been on the injured/disabled record 11 occasions in 14 main league seasons, together with seven occasions with the Yankees, and Judge has made seven journeys since his debut in 2016.
“It’s not our strength and conditioning department. It’s not how we train our players,” Cashman mentioned. “I believe we have really good personnel on the health-care side of this thing: the doctors, the trainers, the strength coaches. I think we have players that are wired the right way, that care and compete.”
While followers have directed ire at Aaron Hicks for his .146 batting common, Oswaldo Cabrera is hitting ,198, Kyle Higashioka .195, Isiah Kiner-Falefa .189 and Oswald Peraza .188. New York had scored two runs or fewer in eight of its 12 earlier video games.
Rodon was going to see a health care provider Thursday to have his again examined. Severino will pitch in a managed recreation on Friday in Tampa, Florida. Judge is predicted to be activated Monday, the primary day he’s eligible.
Montas is out till August on the earliest.
Cashman admitted the Yankees did little to assist themselves eventually yr’s commerce deadline, after they acquired Montas and Lou Trivino from Oakland. Trivino will miss the remainder of this season following Tommy John surgical procedure.
“The more recent moves have not worked out,” Cashman mentioned. “I wish certainly, especially last year’s trade deadline, to have gone better.”
Following the enlargement of the playoffs to 12 groups final yr, 86 wins was sufficient to achieve the postseason. That creates much less short-term strain for a fast turnaround.
“Don’t count us out. Don’t give up on us,” Cashman mentioned. “We got a good group of people, player-wise, staff-wise, support staff-wise. It’s a championship-caliber operation.”
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