Brian Cashman will meet with the Steinbrenners next week in Tampa - likely Thursday, Dec. 3 - to fully discuss the Yankees' offseason budget and plans, Newsday has learned.
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"Once I get some firm numbers, then I can go ahead and start putting together some ideas," Cashman said.
Brian Cashman, Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, team president Randy Levine and COO Lonn Trost are all expected to be at the meetings. I would assume Joe Girardi will be there too, but I'm not positive about that.
Both Hal and Cashman are set at remaining a championship team while simultaneously lowering payroll.
"I think the big picture is to be real efficient with how we allocate our resources," Cashman said. "Obviously, last year showed examples of, depending who it is, we can step up in a big way. I think we're going to try to be careful. Careful doesn't mean slow. We're trying to spend it wisely, make the right commitments to use for the present and the future.''Cashman also told Chad Jennings that while the Yankees want to also get younger, "but being younger only with the idea of getting better.”
Joe Girardi and Cashman also told Jennings that the rotation would be the first thing they have to address.
I like the approach the team appears to be taking, you?
