Monday, November 5, 2007
Journal News - Abraham: Cashman arrives in Orlando hoping to fulfill Yankees’ needs
ORLANDO, Fla. - The annual gathering of baseball’s general managers has usually served only as a precursor to the larger winter meetings of all executives that follow a month later.
But when the GMs start to arrive here today, many will have an agenda they will be eager to enact. Notable among them will be Brian Cashman of the Yankees, who has a long list of issues.
So, what are those issues?
1) 3B? - Betemit + Ensberg is my choice here. Joe Crede? Eh. He’s a good fielder, not a good hitter. Overall he’s about average if he’s healthy, but that’s probably not any different than what a Betemit/Ensberg platoon would provide. If the Yankees are willing to part with Hughes or Chamberlain at the front of a package, they may be able to get in on Miguel Cabrera, but I wouldn’t want them to give up either of them.
2) Closer - Please sign Mo. Please.
3) Catcher - Imagine if Posada and Molina both walk? Urgh.
4) Bullpen - Right now the Yankee bullpen looks pretty shaky. There’s not much on the free agent front though. David Riske?
5) 1B? - I have this sinking feeling the Yankees are going to bring back Doug Mientkiewicz, but this is the most obvious area where a potential upgrade could off-set the loss of the last 3B. The only problem is the scarcity of those available upgrades
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