Brian Cashman had a pretty good Wednesday. The Yankees won (albeit with two more injuries) and he got exactly what he wanted from his pregame press briefing.
Fans may not be buying what the general manager was selling amid the Bombers’ rocky start. But local columnists are. Which is the point.
One of the big reasons Cashman is entering his 25th season on the job is his media savvy. By being consistently available and candid, he gets the benefit of the doubt. Sometimes too much of it. He also protects himself from the type of confrontational spectacles with reporters that have done in other GMs in town (Jerry Reese’s final years with the Giants come to mind).