But, Mr. Cashman, the Yankees Are Not Fundamentally Sound
by Paul Semendinger
November 12, 2026
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Brian Cashman says he is bothered by the fact that people say the Yankees are not fundamentally sound. I am bothered by the fact that he can't see this.
I am sorry the General Manager of the Yankees is bothered by this, but the facts are the facts.
By Brian Cashman saying he does not agree with this, does not mean it's not true. It is true.
Every single person who watches the Yankees knows this is true. We see this with our own eyes. Game after game. It has been pointed out dozens of times, dozens and dozens, with specific examples here on these pages. Other teams have stated this - that their approach when playing the Yankees is to just let the Yankees make the mistakes that they will. Former players have said this. And many more. It's a known fact across baseball.
It simply is. This is as clear. There is no debate here.
In fact, the fact that Brian Cashman cannot see that the Yankees are a very poor team fundamentally is very troubling. It is problematic. This statement, by the General Manager of the Yankees, has to make every reasonable person wonder about his judgment and understanding of the game.
Also of note, Brian Cashman has hired and continually rehired the manager who has been at the helm of this fundamentally unsound team.
Finally, if Brian Cashman cannot see this obvious fact, how can the fans have any confidence, whatsoever, in his ability to make the necessary decisions to change this problem going forward?
If Brian Cashman really believes what he is saying, the Yankees cannot and will not win a World Series.
Rather than being bothered or hurt, Brian Cashman should look critically and honestly at his team and bring in a manager, some coaches, and players who can, and will, change this.
Being upset that so many in and around baseball speak the truth doesn't change the fact that the Yankees have real problems with how the team is built, with the way it operates, and with the way it plays the games.
And therein lies the problem.....
Analytics show a fundamentally flawed team- The eye test shows a fundamentally flawed team- Results show a fundamentally flawed team- Baseball acumen shows a fundamentally flawed team- Has Cashman invented a new way to look at it?
I keep saying it at different times, different ways, but in the end it's all the same: The New York Yankees are a Brian Cashman Production. I think the closest he has come to admitting to a mistake is by shuffling both Jake Bird & Camilo Doval out at this past trading deadline and only a year after paying heavily for those two. The Ramos deal will never age well as well. He took should probably be gone. Both Ryan McMahon & Giancarlo Stanton should be gone.
If BC can't watch a game seeing all the fundamental mistakes, that's on him. But then again, with all latest front office moves, he is going even more analytical, if that's even possible.
it's quite clear that the recent Yankee teams have been reliant upon exceptional skill at performing the more difficult things more than practicing and perfecting the simpler things that less skilled players master.
there is scant reason for neglecting to learn how to bunt a guy over or neglecting to hit behind a runner or for not knowing when to be patient during an at-bat.
it's great to club 40+ HR's in a season but it's also good to understand bow best to perform in the other five or dix hundred ABs