In part two of our look back at Brian Cashman’s track record since gaining autonomy over baseball operations, we take a look at what has happened under his hand between October 2006 and October 2007. Part one can be read here.
Signings and Re-Signings
Mike Mussina resigned for 2 years/$23 million.
Signed Kei Igawa for 5 years/$20 million (Plus a $26 million posting fee)
Signed Andy Pettitte to a 1 year/$16 million deal with a 2008 player option
Signed Roger Clemens to a 1 year/$17.4 millon deal
Trades
Traded Jaret Wright and cash to Baltimore for Chris Britton
Traded Gary Sheffield to Detroit for Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett
Traded Scott Proctor to the Dodgers for Wilson Betemit
Traded Randy Johnson and cash to Arizona for Luis Vizcaino, Ross Ohlendorf and Steven Jackson
Notable Draft Picks
Andrew Brackman
Austin Romine
Pat Venditte
Grade for the Year: B-
His grade would have been higher if he hadn’t signed Clemens or Igawa. Outside of those two signings, he had a pretty solid year. This year he started to offload talent (Wright, Sheffield, Johnson) that had been for the most part bad fits on the team and in return he received boatloads of prospects. He even welcomed back Pettitte in this year as well.
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