Brian Cashman

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• Mark Teixeira gets first at-bats, but Brian Cashman has restrained reaction

  N.Y. -- When he heard that Mark Teixeira had had his first at-bat since March, Brian Cashman greeted the news with the dubious trepidation of . . . well, the general manager of an injury-plagued team."You gotta wait,'' Cashman said Monday afternoon, minutes 5/20/13 Read more »

• Yankees, Cashman continue to shuffle up and deal wins

  series, folks at Camden Yards won't recognize much beyond the uniforms, CC Sabathia and Robinson Cano .That's because Brian Cashman already has made 34 roster moves since Opening Day, the latest coming late Friday night when he acquired the lefty-hitting Reid   Read more »

• Reid Brignac acquired by Yankees

  infielder Reid Brignac, a career .228 hitter, from Colorado , "We feel we're upgrading," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said, and quickly added the word "incrementally."In 29 games with the Rockies, he hit .250 with one home run and six runs batted   Read more »

• Andy Pettitte goes on DL, but Yankees don't think injury is serious

  day, another Yankee off to the disabled list.On Friday it was Andy Pettitte , who went on the DL with what general manager Brian Cashman called a "strained [left] trap'' muscle. The trapezius muscle is in the upper shoulder, neck and back area."We don't think   Read more »

• David Lennon's extra innings: Still a mystery what caused Derek Jeter's setback

  him now, I can't explain."That was the impression the Yankees got, as well."Unusual and surprising, yes,' general manager Brian Cashman said Friday. When asked if the club would now be more conservative with Jeter's rehab, the GM deferred to those in charge   Read more »

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• Cash: No rush for Tex return

  a gorgeous day in Rye, Brian Cashman didn’t want to send a cloud all the way down to Tampa. It’s just that the Yankees’ general manager, 16 years on the job, has seen way too much to place optimism where it doesn’t belong. Mark Teixeira played in a simulated 2:18 AM from New York Post Read more »

• Pregame notes: Good news on injuries

  to have to go through basically a full spring training," Girardi said. • Derek Jeter (ankle) is still not doing anything. Brian Cashman told the New York Post that Jeter will go to the doctor in Charlotte this week for a check-up. Jeter seems a long ways away. 5/20/13 from ESPN Read more »

• Sabathia glad he didn’t have to waste a start

  game half an hour before it was scheduled to begin after conversations between owner Hal Steinbrenner, general manager Brian Cashman and the grounds crew. The lefty was pleased he never had to take the mound. “For sure,” said Sabathia, who played catch before   from New York Post Read more »

• Why the Yankees are in First Place

  .628- good for 2nd best in the AL, and only the Cardinals in the NL have better numbers. How is this possible? Start with Brian Cashman Yes, I have been a big Cashman supporter, and this season even the doubters have to acknowledge his success. Cashman, for   from NJ.com Read more »

• Jays-Yankees washout spoils DeRosa’s big day

  12:12 Sunday afternoon, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and umpire Joe West went for a walk in the rain. They surveyed a wet Yankee Stadium, walking in left field and foul ground down the third base line as the infield was covered by a tarp.   from London Free Press Read more »