DALLAS — Brian Cashman was not asked about Chase Hampton. Yet, he appeared to want to talk about Chase Hampton.
The Yankees had just come to a lucrative agreement with Max Fried that meant they had at least seven capable major league starting pitchers. Particularly in a market for rotation arms that has exploded — just about everyone who has signed has exceeded public expectations — such a stockpile is valuable on the trade market.
During his final media session of the Winter Meetings, Cashman sat in a suite at the Hilton Anatole and was asked whether he now felt the rotation (whose top three members own contracts worth $704 million) is a significant strength of the team.
A question geared toward the majors Cashman redirected toward the minors.
