The Yankees general manager dazzled at the deadline. Why is there still so much hate for him?
“Fire Cashman”. It’s hard to find a Yankees article anywhere nowadays where this reactive statement isn’t littered throughout the comments section. Earlier this week, a Pinstripe Alley article was followed by numerous echoes of this short-sighted battle cry that has become a staple around Yankees Universe.
So after it was revealed that the Yankees were receiving two of the Pirates’ top 30 prospects for two months of Ivan Nova’s service, effectively putting a stamp on Brian Cashman’s 2016 trade deadline, the Yanks found themselves with a fully replenished farm system with 12 new additions, three of whom are ranked in the top 100 in baseball.