It was only two weeks ago that the New York Yankees had an extremely thin starting pitching rotation and a skeptic bullpen. However, a lot can happen in that short period of time, as general manager Brian Cashman showed us. After hibernating for a majority of the hot stove months, Cashman awakened with maneuvers on his mind.
He began making cost-efficient moves to bolster the starting rotation while also staying underneath the $210 luxury tax threshold. Ownership gave him a clear message at the start of the preseason, and it was to not overspend. After watching what the Tampa Bay Rays accomplished with one of the lowest salary caps in baseball, the Yankees realized that they might be spending too much for inadequate results.