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 2007 and October 2008. Part one can be read here and post two can be read here.
Signings and Re-Signings
Re-signed Jorge Posada to a 4 yr/$52.4 million deal.
Re-signed Mariano Rivera to a 3 year/$45 million deal.
Re-signed Alex Rodriguez to a 10 year/$275 deal.
Signed Robinson Cano to a 4 year/$30 million deal.
Exercised 2008 club option on Bobby Abreu.
Signed LaTroy Hawkins to a one-year contract.
Signed Jose Molina to a two-year contract.
Signed Wilson Betemit to a one-year contract.
Signed IF Billy Crystal to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
Trades
Traded Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit for Ivan Rodriguez.
Traded LaTroy Hawkins and cash for Matt Cusick.
Traded Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen, Ross Ohlendorf and Jose Tabata for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte.
Traded Tyler Clippard to the Washington Nationals for Jonathan Albaladejo.
Notable Draft Picks
Jeremy Bleich
Pat Venditte
Grade for the Year: B
Another decent year for Cashman, in my opinion. Luckily he was able to trade Farnsworth and Hawkins away for what amounts to a bag of balls now. Unless Cano drops off these next few years, its likely that 4 year contract (with two options) will have been a pretty smart investment, contrary to what people were saying previously. I wonder how that prospect, Billy Crystal is doing at this point in time….
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Kevin Rozell
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