"You probably won't see offers right out of the gate," Cashman said. "When free agency kicked in last year, I jumped in. The first call was to CC. This year is different."
"Thankfully we have a real strong nucleus in place and we have some replacements to move forward with as well as a farm system that's producing some guys ready to contribute right now," he said.
"We have a lot of areas already solved," Cashman said. "We have internal options in most cases and we've already made huge financial commitments. [But] it doesn't mean we won't be aggressive moving forward."
And while Cashman said the Yankees' roster looked fairly strong, "even if we didn't do anything," in the coming months, of course, that won't be the case.Last we year saw players like Bobby Abreu get well below what they were worth in late offseason signings, and Cashman may be trying to land a few bargains this time around.
"We'll clearly be doing stuff," Cashman said.