Brian Cashman

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Brian Cashman (born 1967) is the general manager of the Yankees. He has been employed by the club ever since he graduated from college in 1989. He was named assistant GM in 1992, and GM in 1998.

In the early years of the Yankee dynasty, he and Gene Michael were regarded as the architects of the young, talented Yankee ballclub. His GM'ing approach was to always be networking with his fellow GMs, keep a low public profile, and protect the on-the-field personnel from George Steinbrenner's front office machinations.

Although quiet about his GM'ing philosophy, he was known to apply sabermetrics to his work, as exemplified in a quote from Baseball Prospectus about acquiring players with good OPS.

In recent years, as the Yankees payroll ballooned and no World Series championships resulted, Big Stein apparently blamed Cashman. He redistributed authority over most big-ticket player acquisitions and the draft to himself, his Tampa office, and assorted cronies, cutting Cashman out of the picture. He also reportedly belittled Cashman around the office.

Ominously, Primer Yankee fans and Yankee haters have completely ignored Cashman when debating the future of the Bronx Bombers. It is assumed he will serve out his option year in 2005 and become a free agent, possibly GM'ing a team other than the Yankees.

This assumption proved incorrect however, as Cashman rejoined the Yankees with a new contract and with power apparently recentralized to him. Whether this bears fruit for the Yankees is yet to be seen, but early reviews from Yankee fans were generally positive.

The average Seattle resident can't tell the difference between Brian Cashman and Pat Cashman.

Also see: General managers for the rest of the GM'ing fraternity.