FINALLY! STEINBRENNER BLAMES CASHMAN FOR HIS LOUSY TEAM BUILDING STRATEGY!

Do be a good leader, you need to admit the organization's shortcomings.  Gaslighting and lying and acting like bad stuff didn't happen when the entire baseball world can see it is no way to run a baseball team is no way to win. 

Admit failure, look at the big picture and come up with a strategy to build a future.  Hal Steinbrenner is not his father, this is true, but what he does have is a demeanor about him where he can sit back, assess the situation and come back with an honest assessment and potential fix. Cashman is not good at this, but talks a good game to the press... kind of like his puppet Boone.  Alot of words... no solution. 

The Yankees sucked a week ago, this is true, but the tide has turned and that's a testament to the guys we did NOT trade. And for that, he throws Brian Cashman under the bus. The guy who want's instant fixes and relies too much on big names with no talent.  Guys like Joey Gallo. Guys like Frankie Montas, a hurt pitcher before he even came to the Yankees organization, but a pitcher we took anyway due to no one paying attention in our organization.

The AP writes:

"We’ll learn a lot in September and we’ll learn a lot in the spring,” Steinbenner told The Associated Press as he left the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa on Thursday. “That’s why I didn’t want to trade these guys away at the trade deadline. We’ve traded away too many guys the last few years. So, I think it will be exciting.”

What does this tell you? It tells you that Cashman's on notice. Whether the guy gets canned is another story, but for now, Hal is saying "Cashman blew it. I acknowledge it, and I like the way I feel right now as the Yankees leader seeing these kids bring an energy I haven't seen since 1996."

The AP also quoted Cashman:

"“I think we’re all going to be evaluated, including myself,” Cashman said."

Cashman needs to be the dog with his tail between his legs these days.  He needs to worry about losing his job. As Empire Sports Media writes:

"Take Frankie Montas, Joey Gallo, and Josh Donaldson as prime examples of these failed transactions. Montas hasn’t thrown a single inning for the Yankees this year. Donaldson was just cut loose after posting a meager .142 batting average and a .225 OBP across 34 games. Meanwhile, Gallo, who was expected to bring some serious power to the lineup, was shipped off to the Los Angeles Dodgers after accumulating a troublingly high strikeout rate during his stint in the Bronx."

The bottom line is things need to change, and with new life, young energy and a winning streak from the New York Yankees right now with the kids... Dominguez and company... one thing is for certain.  Take a page from the late Stick Michael... "stick" with the youth, DEVELOP THE FARM and let's go win.