Hurrah, the Yankees won a series! It took them five weeks but they finally got back in the series win column taking three of four from the Tigers. Much like sprinkling glitter on a turd, it doesn’t diminish the overall disaster this season has been nor the culpability of the principal architect of the team’s demise, general manager Brian Cashman.
As unpleasant as it may be, we ought to retrace the steps that brought the Yankees to their current predicament. Despite massive question marks on offense heading into the season, optimism abounded the fanbase after the team re-signed Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo, brought in Carlos Rodón and named Anthony Volpe the starting shortstop, lifting Cashman’s approval rating to a season-high 47 percent on Opening Day.