Some Praise For Cash

Bob Klapisch penned an article today about the challenges facing manager Joe Girardi as he and his Yankees defend their title. Mixed in the article was some praise for Yankees GM Brian Cashman:

In fact, there are enough baseball executives who think the Bombers are set to run off another mini-dynasty. They have the AL's most talented roster, they have a $200 million payroll and, most importantly, they're being governed more efficiently than at any time in the last 20 years.

“I think Brian [Cashman] has learned a lot about running a team,” said one rival executive. “He's made some mistakes, but if you go around and ask people what they think of the Yankees, the answer you'll get is that they're intelligently run.”

Having the highest payroll only gets you so far. What has put the Yankees in the position they're in right now is a sound plan for the future, something the Yankees were without during most of the 2000's. Mixing young with old while rebuilding the farm system that was ignored for so many years. The quotes from the rival executive and Klapisch pretty much state that. I haven't felt as good about the future of this team in a long time, and most of the credit should go to Cash. The team is in good hands.