Brian Cashman on 1050 ESPN Radio

[StatenIslandYankee]

Tune in now ... I will try and grab some points.

[Mark19]

If it is anything other than chat about Q and Stanton, the young guys, Mussina's health, I would be surprised -- but I would love to hear about an outfielder

[hardrain]

Brian says this is a small part of what will be a "larger effort."

[StatenIslandYankee]

On Quantrill and Stanton: Wants to take a look in the organization before he seeks help elsewhere by trading (relief pitching wise).

On Franklin: LHP. Doing the job down there in the minors getting lefties out. Bringing him up to see if he can do a better job than Stanton did getting lefties out.

On the Sheffield situation: Can't really talk about it. But Sheff is more of the solution than the problem.

[Tifoso]

Brian says this is a small part of what will be a "larger effort."

Fantastic....

Trade netting us RP(s) and OF, baby.

[MisterNovember]

On the Sheffield situation: Can't really talk about it. But Sheff is more of the solution than the problem.

Translation: Sheff is very available for trade.

[StatenIslandYankee]

He doesn't want to trade Cano or Wang ... he wants to win now but he wants to preserve the future. Needs the club to play better.

[Tifoso]

Translation: Sheff is very available for trade.

Exactly my read, amico mio.

Cash could make that statement and trade him, and he wouldn't be lying.

[Tifoso]

Anything else?

Can't get 1050 ESPN (can I?)

[goin for 27]

On Franklin: LHP. Doing the job down there in the minors getting lefties out. Bringing him up to see if he can do a better job than Stanton did getting lefties out.

I don't understand this...
Stanton was awful, but he did a fine job against lefties. It was the righties that crushed him.

[RIYankeeFan]

If we opened the flood gates to trade Posada, Sheffield, Duncan, Womack, Henn and whoever else in AAA that looks somewhat decent, they can't screw this up.

[MisterNovember]

Exactly my read, amico mio.

Cash could make that statement and trade him, and he wouldn't be lying.

The problem now is, who in their right mind would take on a player who basically declared himself a clubhouse cancer???

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[27IsNext]

Translation: Sheff is very available for trade.

It better be a darn good one, as opposed to the one with the Mets.

[ICEBERG18]

Basically GM speak.

[Tifoso]

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Wow. Thanks so much, amico mio. I've been looking for something like this for years.

[Snatch Catch]

The problem now is, who in their right mind would take on a player who basically declared himself a clubhouse cancer???

I'm thinking the Marlins and/or the Braves both would be willing to take the chance.

[Ghost of Dan Pasqua]

Basically GM speak.

Exactly, after being at the helm since 1998, Cashman has become very good at essentially saying nothing, but still giving the media whores/hoards some quotes. The best thing about Cashman is that he rarely, if ever, out and out lies to the media about a player move. Usually if something is going on, he's pretty coy about it, and rarely talks in absolutes. Sort of when the report came out that the Yankees signed Greg Maddux a couple years ago and Cashman came out and said "we've had no discussions with that player, there is nothing going on" and the next day he signed with the Cubs.

[DeputyFife]

Thursday, June 30, 2005

MIAMI GARDENS — Slugging right fielder Gary Sheffield would return to the Marlins in a proposed deal that would send right-hander A.J. Burnett and right fielder Juan Encarnacion to the New York Yankees, according to a National League source.

I wasn't sure if anyone posted this yet, sounds to good to be true.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marlins...otes_0630.html

[ZYanksRule]

Translation: Sheff is very available for trade.

Actually, I read that as "he is our solution, we dont wanna send him anywhere"

[ZYanksRule]

I wasn't sure if anyone posted this yet, sounds to good to be true.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marlins...otes_0630.html

I hate losing Sheff's bat, but that trade looks good for us, especially if prospects are not included....

[iWant27]

I still dont understand why fans here want Sheff to be traded . May be i am missing something . Why would yankees want to trade sheff ? Yankees offence is not that great as it is .

[whalers]

I wasn't sure if anyone posted this yet, sounds to good to be true.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marlins...otes_0630.html

I read that too but after what sheff said I dont know if there is a GM in major league baseball that would want sheff.

[27IsNext]

How does that deal look good? Encarnacion stinks. Burnett is a FA after this season anyway. Why would we trade an offensive machine for that? That deal doesn't help, it HURTS.

[MisterNovember]

I'm thinking the Marlins and/or the Braves both would be willing to take the chance.

Let's hope so. I actually like the rumored Burnett/Encarnacion rumor a lot, provided we go ahead and snag Kotsay as well.

[27IsNext]

I still dont understand why fans here want Sheff to be traded . May be i am missing something . Why would yankees want to trade sheff ? Yankees offence is not that great as it is .

I wouldn't mind it if we got an arm and a leg in return.

[ICEBERG18]

Exactly, after being at the helm since 1998, Cashman has become very good at essentially saying nothing, but still giving the media whores/hoards some quotes. The best thing about Cashman is that he rarely, if ever, out and out lies to the media about a player move. Usually if something is going on, he's pretty coy about it, and rarely talks in absolutes. Sort of when the report came out that the Yankees signed Greg Maddux a couple years ago and Cashman came out and said "we've had no discussions with that player, there is nothing going on" and the next day he signed with the Cubs.

Very well put.

[27IsNext]

Can someone please explain to me what's so good about having Encarnacion?

[Fenrir]

Why would you trade Sheff for Burnett and Encarnacion?

I'd like to sign Burnett, but let's face it, he's had his injury problems and he's a free agent at the end of the year. We could get him without trading anyone. Encarnacion would be like us throwing Womack in the deal, he's not good. And the last thing we need to do is bring a young pitcher to the AL in the middle of the year with Mel as our pitching coach.

[BeantownYankee]

Can someone please explain to me what's so good about having Encarnacion?

He's been a melcontent every club he's played on

[MisterNovember]

I still dont understand why fans here want Sheff to be traded . May be i am missing something . Why would yankees want to trade sheff ? Yankees offence is not that great as it is .

Because if Sheff could net us two valuable players in return, it would improve the team as a whole.

Kotsay + Cameron (for arguments sake) > Sheffield + Womack

[27IsNext]

I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me why we're better off with Encarnacion in RF than Sheff...

[MisterNovember]

I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me why we're better off with Encarnacion in RF than Sheff...

Because we'd have AJ Burnett pitching, instead of...Sean Henn???

This isn't that hard to follow.

[JJBNYC]

Can someone please explain to me what's so good about having Encarnacion?

He's an average to slightly below average defensive CFer and an improvement over Womack offensively.

[Tifoso]

Because we'd have AJ Burnett pitching, instead of...Sean Henn???

This isn't that hard to follow.

Can you imagine this as a SR?

Unit
Burnett
Moose
Wang
Pavano (he is going to settle down)

WOW


EDIT.

and Wright in LR

Brown traded for another middle guy?

[BeantownYankee]

Because we'd have AJ Burnett pitching, instead of...Sean Henn???

This isn't that hard to follow.

And we've had good luck so far with ex-nl Marlin pitchers...

[27IsNext]

Because we'd have AJ Burnett pitching, instead of...Sean Henn???

This isn't that hard to follow.

And our lineup would be severly gutted.

And we could have Burnett at the year's end anyway.

There are better deals out there to be netted for Sheff.

[27IsNext]

He's an average to slightly below average defensive CFer and an improvement over Womack offensively.

Not by much.

[StatenIslandYankee]

I wasn't sure if anyone posted this yet, sounds to good to be true.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marlins...otes_0630.html

We can have AJ in the offseason, and I don't want Juan

[Fenrir]

We can have AJ in the offseason, and I don't want Juan

Exactly. And wasn't there a report he wanted to come here and pitch with Pavano?

It would make it even easier to sign him.

[JJBNYC]

Not by much.

By more than a little, particularly if they continue for the remainder of the year to produce as they have been to this point.

[MisterNovember]

And our lineup would be severly gutted.

And we could have Burnett at the year's end anyway.

There are better deals out there to be netted for Sheff.

Personally, I think a lineup of...

Jeter SS
Cano 2B
Matsui LF
ARod 3B
Posada C
Kotsay CF
Giambi 1B
Bernie DH
Encarnacion RF

...is a heckuva lot better than what we've got. That lineup looks like a baseball team, what we've got now looks like a total mess.

ARod, Matsui and Posada can easily handle the middle of the order, and the lineup isn't as top-heavy. Of course, this is all contingent on landing Kotsay following the Burnett/Encarn deal.

We shall see...

[BeantownYankee]

Exactly. And wasn't there a report he wanted to come here and pitch with Pavano?

It would make it even easier to sign him.

That was probally prior to seeing what a mess we've been this year.......Also just because he doesn't get traded to us doesn't mean he doesn't get traded to another team that gives him a contract extension as part of the deal.

[BronxByTheBay]

Personally, I think a lineup of...

Jeter SS
Cano 2B
Matsui LF
ARod 3B
Posada C
Kotsay CF
Giambi 1B
Bernie DH
Encarnacion RF

...is a heckuva lot better than what we've got. That lineup looks like a baseball team, what we've got now looks like a total mess.

ARod, Matsui and Posada can easily handle the middle of the order, and the lineup isn't as top-heavy. Of course, this is all contingent on landing Kotsay following the Burnett/Encarn deal.

We shall see...

If we're gonna trade Sheff, you really want to try and net a pitcher we can sign in the off-season instead of a solid CF plus a prospect?

I dunno about this one...

[Clemens831]

I hate losing Sheff's bat, but that trade looks good for us, especially if prospects are not included....

Yeah, seriously, this is not at ALL a helpful deal. We lose the greatest presence in our lineup, and gain a below-average defensive and offensive player to replace him. Then there's Burnett, who is very, very injury prone, and a FA after the season, there's no guarantee we'll be able to sign him long term, especially if he talks to his friend Carlopalooza about a "free agent tour." The ONLY positive is that it keeps him out of the hands of the O's and the Red Sox. Otherwise, this is a terrible trade.

[Bob846]

I wouldn't mind it if we got an arm and a leg in return.

Would that be Mota (the arm) and Pierre (the leg)?

[Mystic Merlyn]

Can you imagine this as a SR?

Unit
Burnett
Moose
Wang
Pavano (he is going to settle down)

WOW


EDIT.

and Wright in LR

Brown traded for another middle guy?

On paper that is a solid rotation, but I wouldn't say WOW.

[Tifoso]

On paper that is a solid rotation, but I wouldn't say WOW.

Really?

You would have 5 15+ game winners

[StatenIslandYankee]

We don't score enough runs on average as it is ... why trade our second best offensive producer ?

[Tifoso]

We don't score enough runs on average as it is ... why trade our second best offensive producer ?

So the other teams will score less runs on average