Cashman defends Yankees' lackluster deadline: No 'sensible' offers
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman insists the club didn't make any moves prior to Monday's trade deadline because it couldn't find a deal that made sense.
"I didn't stand down because we're waiting for these (injured) guys in the wings. If we found the proper matches, we would go to ownership and execute," Cashman told SNY. "We do have a great team when we are at full capacity. ... The bottom line is the matches and trying to come up with something that w be felt was sensible versus something we couldn't live with."
Cashman admitted the Yankees were trying to land a starting pitcher but said "the names that were necessary to execute certain things are names that we're going to rely on in the present and the future," according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
The Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians were asking for two of Clint Frazier, Deivi Garcia, and Clarke Schmidt for Lance Lynn and Mike Clevinger, sources told SNY's Andy Martino. Texas ultimately kept Lynn, while Cleveland sent Clevinger to the San Diego Padres in a nine-player blockbuster.
New York's injured list is filled with notable names, including Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Zack Britton, Gleyber Torres, and James Paxton.
The Yankees are currently riding a three-game winning streak after losing seven straight. They sit 3 ½ games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for first in the AL East heading into Monday's action.