The MLB offseason is underway, and while fans contemplate what might happen when the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires on December 1st, the league’s annual general managers’ meetings unfolded in San Diego. Throughout the week, Brian Cashman spoke with reporters several times. In his signature straightforward style, Cashman divulged a few small pieces of information regarding the vacancies on the Yankees’ coaching staff and the headway he and the front office have made in filling them.
There are four main openings the Yankees have to hire for: a third-base coach to replace Phil Nevin, a first-base coach to replace Reggie Willits, a hitting coach to replace Marcus Thames, and an assistant hitting coach to replace P.