Hal Steinbrenner didn’t love the language, however he did recognize the sentiment expressed final week in Yankees GM Brian Cashman’s feisty and at occasions obscenity-heavy protection of the baseball operations division and the way it does enterprise.
In an e-mail trade, the Yankees proprietor wrote, “Whereas I don’t condone the cussing, I do like the fervour. There are too many false narratives on the market about our group, being pushed by uninformed and uninvolved folks. It’s, for sure, irritating.”
Steinbrenner didn’t wish to for the document go into element of what areas the “false narratives” cowl.
However Steinbrenner, in his personal press convention final week, mentioned the notion that analytics drives each determination the Yankees make is wrong, notably on the subject of how Aaron Boone makes in-game choices.
On the Normal Managers conferences in Scottsdale, Ariz., final week, Cashman met with reporters for greater than an hour in what was, at occasions, feisty exchanges wherein – amongst different gadgets – he backed his division by saying, “I believe we’re fairly (bleeping) good, personally.”
Inside an extended reply concerning the Yankees’ spate of accidents, in particular, and the function of Eric Cressey, the group’s director of participant well being and efficiency, Cashman mentioned of Giancarlo Stanton, “I’m not gonna inform you he’s gonna play each recreation subsequent yr as a result of he’s not. He’s going to get harm once more, extra doubtless than not, as a result of it appears to be a part of his recreation. However I do know that when he’s proper and wholesome, apart from this previous yr, the man’s an incredible hitter and has been for a very long time.”
That portion of the quote took on better significance every week later when Stanton’s agent, Joel Wolfe, responded through The Athletic, “I learn the context of your complete interview. I believe it’s reminder for all free brokers contemplating signing in New York each overseas and home that to play for that group you’ve bought to be made from Teflon, each mentally and bodily as a result of you possibly can by no means let your guard down even within the offseason.”
When reached by The Put up, Wolfe refused additional remark or clarification.
Amongst others, Wolfe represents the highest overseas free agent this offseason who additionally occurs to be a Yankee goal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Steinbrenner additionally didn’t wish to remark publicly on Cashman’s particular remarks on Stanton and the fallout.