NEW YORK – Amid the New York Yankees’ worst two-week series to start an MLB season in more than two decades, general manager Brian Cashman conceded that the team had a “very disappointing” start, but that he radiates patience with both the team. a coaching team.
“It’s 15 games,” Cashman said Monday. “These are 15 games I would like to forget.”
Yankees fans are in crisis mode after a weekend outing by division rival Tampa Bay Rays that dropped New York to a bad U.S. league 5-10, and this is only the eighth time in franchise history that lost ten of his first 15 games.
The Yankees’ offense struggled tremendously outside the gate, beating .210 as a team with a percentage of .346 – the lowest in the majors – and only 16 home games, despite a bad series that Aaron Judge and Giancarlo contains Stanton.
When asked if there was any consideration about the coaching staff, Cashman, Aaron Boone, and Marcus Thames, coach, supported.
“I have a lot of confidence in the people we have,” Cashman said. ‘I’ve seen them do a lot of magic. … We do not respond. I do not see that we respond by not believing in the staff we have, nor in the players we have. ‘
Cashman said he believes the offense will eventually become a strong point for the Yankees with so much time left on the schedule.
“We trust our players and their abilities, and we trust over time that it corrects itself, as usual, with many more games under control,” he said.
The Yankees had the worst start since 1997, when they were 5-10 with Joe Torre as manager. That team bounced back and won 96 games before reaching the playoffs as a game card. Cashman said he relied on the current list to reverse his joint performance.
“If you have a very talented roster, you want them to be who they are and what they are capable of, plug-and-play and let them go,” Cashman said. “And so I have full confidence in our staff because I saw how they work a lot of magic, and influence a lot of players along the way.”
Cashman said the Yankees at the start of the season, despite the sluggish start, would not react too much to a handful of games.
“Change does not happen without a lot of thought and effort, and we do not respond,” Cashman said. ‘And so I do not see us reacting to how to shake up the roster too quickly, nor do I see that we are reacting to not believing in the staff we have and the players we have.
“This is the message to our players: ‘Hey, man, we believe in you. We know what you’re capable of. It’s a bad piece; we’ll go through it together.” ‘