LAS VEGAS — As the Yankees general manager since 1998, Brian Cashman is supposed to lead. He is not used to following. But in terms of keeping the superstar right fielder Aaron Judge, who is free to sign with whichever team he desires for the first time in his career, Cashman suggested he would be doing more following.
“Optimally, if you could wave a magic wand, we would secure Aaron Judge and retain him and have him signed and happy and in the fold as soon as possible,” Cashman said on Tuesday at Major League Baseball’s annual general managers’ meetings, held this year in Las Vegas.