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New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman Sounds Off in Tirade About Organizational Strategy

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman did not hold back when speaking to reporters at GM meetings.

Pat Ragazzo

New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman Sounds Off in Tirade About Organizational Strategy
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He didn't hold back.

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman sounded off in a profanity laced tirade when speaking with reporters at GM meetings in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Tuesday.

What fired up Cashman was the narrative that the Yankees are "analytically driven." According to Cashman, this common belief about the organization is false.

"No one is doing their deep dives, they're just throwing ammunition and bulls--- and accusing us of being run analytically.....To be said we're guided by analytics as a driver is a lie."

As Cashman cited, the Yankees have the smallest analytics department in the American League East and the largest pro scouting department in all of baseball.

Cashman also had an animated back-and-forth conversation with a reporter about the Yankees' player development department, and the underperformance of their young players in 2023, including Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza.

The bottom line is that the Yankees organizational strategy, whether it leaned too much towards analytics or pro scouting, was flawed in 2023 and resulted in the first season the team has missed the playoffs since 2016.

While Cashman appeared to be getting defensive in his media scrum on Tuesday, it is evident that the Yankees must make major changes to how they run things prior to the 2024 season.

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Pat Ragazzo
PAT RAGAZZO

Pat Ragazzo is the reporter, publisher, site manager and executive editor for Sports Illustrated's Mets and Yankees On SI websites. Pat was selected as The Top Reporter & Publisher of the Year 2024 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) for outstanding leadership, dedication, and commitment to the industry. He has been seen on several major TV Network stations including: NBC4, CBS2, FOX5, PIX11 and NY1; and is frequently heard on ESPN New York FM 880 AM and WFAN Sports Radio 101.9 FM as a guest. Pat also serves as the Mets insider for the "Allow Me 2 Be Frank" podcast hosted by Frank "The Tank" Fleming of Barstool Sports. You can follow him on Twitter/X: @ragazzoreport.

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