CASHMAN THROWS STANTON UNDER THE BUS, BUT FAULT LIES ON CASHMAN

Giancarlo Stanton is injury prone. No doubt about it... everybody knows this.  But when the Yankees brought him to New York December 11, 2017, Cashman played this move up as the greatest upgrade to the Yankees since Reggie came to the Bronx.  At the time of the Stanton signing, many touted Cashman as a genius.  Cashman touted himself as one for sure.  Even some of us at BYB praised the move.  But here's the thing... we all knew he was injury prone.  

Here's the thing though, I find it incredibly unprofessional that the same General Manager that signed the guy is now slamming him to the media all these years later. That's right... Cashman and his loose lips strike again.  No filter, just speaking his mind... kind of like an idiot. And my point is this; How does everyone in the room know that Stanton is injury prone, you throw the guy under the bus and don't surround Stanton with depth as the fix?  Seems like a Cashman problem... not a Stanton problem.

CBS Sports writes that Cashman said this of Stanton:

"He's going to wind up getting hurt again more likely than not because it seems to be part of his game?"

Cameron Maybin went after people who feel the same way about Stanton and the notion that he will finish his career in the Bronx. Much respect:

Now look, he's right.  Stanton did good things in New York. Cashman just appears to be ditching G... the same guy that went after G to make the Yankees better.  Weird.

But who do you blame for all this? Well, it's certainly not Stanton. We knew the player we were getting.  You have to blame Cashman.  CBS Sports again:

"It's true Stanton's injuries have become seemingly inevitable and that he did not perform in 2023. That larger issue is Cashman's roster construction and not having suitable depth players to step in. New York's single biggest issue right now is so many of their top young position players have come up and not performed, which has contributed to their depth woes."

The bottom line is this... you never sign a guy like this and have a plan in place.  Cashman did not... years later we still don't. That's on him. The boy wonder has clearly blown it again.

Say what you will Brian... but you're no genius.  You've driven this terrible team into the ground. Go look in a mirror.