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With an edict from ownership to keep a lid on payroll, a desire to make his team younger and more athletic, and a vow to hold onto elite prospects, Brian Cashman had a rather tricky task as the offseason began.
And now that spring training is just a week away, it seems fair to say the Yankees’ GM has gone a long way toward accomplishing that task on all fronts.
Other teams had splashier offseasons, to be sure, most notably the division rival Red Sox, who signed an ace in David Price and traded for a top closer in Craig Kimbrel.