Cashman Has A Plan For The Yankee Catching Surplus
Opening Day will be here before we know it and I am still thinking about the starting rotation and the offense. I know I am not alone, many of you reading this have said the same thing. Brian Cashman on the other hand, he’s trying to spin something crazy.
The Yankees have some roster questions to figure out as Spring Training winds down, read what the New York Post had to say about it HERE. The Yankees have five catchers on the 40-man roster, which is an interesting dilemma to have. The Yankees are familiar with Jose Trevino and Austin Wells has impressed the Yankees both defensively and offensively. I’ve liked what I’ve seen from Wells also. But what about the other three?
Agustin Ramirez and Carlos Narvaez need more time but have promise. The Yankees also have Ben Rortvedt and we’ve talked about him a lot. He’s got potential. He was groomed to be a strong defensive catcher, but Wells has looked sharper lately and Rortvedt still needs work. I wasn’t impressed to watch Rortvedt check out behind the plate with a ball five feet away from him that allowed two runners to score this weekend. Not a good time to make that kind of error. Pair that with his lack of offensive pop and he’s not standing out as an easy add for the Opening Day roster.
So where do the Yankees go from here? Ben Rortvedt may need more time, but he is out of minor league options. So the Yankees either need to take a leap of faith and give him a spot, or expose him to waivers where someone will scoop him up. Cashman of course is trying to take advantage of this scenario and turn into a salesman. Here’s what he had to say:
“It’s certainly an area of depth. Everybody’s actually done a great job showcasing their abilities, not just for us but for others. So clearly a dam is going to break one way or the other toward the end of camp, so we’ll see how we navigate that,” said Cashman.
So, Cashman is waiting for someone to pay up for a catcher….and get what out of it? Who knows, but Cashman is definitely trying to drum up more interest than he has right now. His choice of words also makes me laugh at him hysterically.
I do like his dam analogy for something else though….I am sitting, hoping and waiting for his dam of failures to finally break and get washed away from the Yankees. Let Hal Steinbrenner fire him. Let him get carried away to somewhere else far, far away. I know I won’t get that lucky though soon enough.
The Yankees catcher situation will be solved before Cashman goes away. It’s unfortunate but, a girl can dream.
Source: http://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2024/03/cashman-has-plan-for-yankee-catching.html
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The team still has too many automatic outs and the pitching looks worse this year. Spring Training hasn’t given anyone much hope of getting past mediocrity again.