NEW YORK -- Brian Cashman knows Yankees fans are ready to smash the panic button. The injury bug is sweeping through the clubhouse, the roster looks like a shell of itself and the team is sitting in last place.
Despite this, the Yankees' general manager said he believes they can win a World Series, as long as they get healthier.
"Don't count us out," Cashman said before Wednesday's game. "Don't give up on us. ... This is a championship-caliber operation."
On May 3, 31 games into the season, the Yankees don't look like a team fielding a $277 million payroll, having posted a 16-15 record, 8 1/2 games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays.