When Brian Cashman declined to offer a new contract to longtime New York Yankees international scouting director Donny Rowland, did he understand the wave of defections that were due to follow? Was he okay with it? Or was this an unintended consequence of a semi-shady business?
Rowland — who, reportedly, is close to being formally replaced — found a way to attach the Yankees to top-tier name after top-tier name annually. He either couldn't seem to figure out the right big names, or fell victim to development snags along the way.