Cash: Matsui Signing Was One Of My Best

From Reuters:

“I’ve had some successful signings in Japan, I’ve had some unsuccessful signings in Japan. Hideki Matsui will be one of the best deals I ever made.”

Cashman added, “We will have future players from Japan on our roster. They will do everything in their power to try to help us win, but I doubt we’ll find another Hideki Matsui.”

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"We did not sign Hideki Matsui because he was Japanese, we signed him because he was a true champion and one of the world's more gifted baseball players," he said.

Team president Randy Levine also praised Matsui, adding he hoped the Yankees did not lose Japanese fans with his departure.

"We know the great allegiance to Hideki Matsui -- he deserves it. He was a great Yankee," said Levine.

That he was. Matsui was everything the Yankees could have hoped for when they signed him prior to the '03 season. How would you rate Matsui as far as Cashman's signings go?