The Yankees Brian Cashman stood idly by yesterday when lefty specialist, Boone Logan, signed a one-deal with the Cleveland Indians, with an option for 2018. A one-time Yankees reliever, Logan appeared in half the games the team played in 2012.
By itself, this is not an earth-shaking event. But, put it together with moves the Yankees haven’t made in recent weeks, and you have the makings of a disturbing pattern that is likely to make the team’s search for the 2017 Playoffs harder, if not impossible.
Another reliever who could have fortified the team’s bullpen, Sergio Romo, returned home to sign with the Dodgers for the same amount of money ($3 million) that Cashman used to sign Chris Carter.