Spring training is here and the Yankees have gotten off to a modest 3-2 start, including three consecutive wins against Atlanta, Toronto, and Detroit. Not that final game results in spring matter, but there have also been a handful of encouraging developments from the approaches and processes of the teams’ top prospects to the velocity and innovation on display from the starting pitchers.
The next month will be chock full of intriguing storylines thanks to the decisions made by general manager Brian Cashman, the most salient of which we will review today. First, however, let’s track the fanbase’s attitude toward the Yankees GM over the last year to inform our evaluation of him on the doorstep of a new season.