WFAN | Sweeny Murti: Murti interviewed Bob Klapisch, co-author of Inside The Empire: The True Power Behind the New York Yankees. Klapisch revealed the real reason the club didn’t sign Manny Machado or Bryce Harper. Although the team’s analytics people “loved both players” and felt that “there was no one else out there who could provide the run production that these guys can,” Brian Cashman was too concerned about the negative effect on the clubhouse.
The Yankees didn’t “buy into” Harper at the cost or contract length he was looking for, said Klapisch, and “there was even less interest in Machado.