Brian Cashman Says Yankees Didn't Have 'Failed Season' in 2019
By Chris Russo
The New York Yankees didn't reach expectations many had for them this campaign, as another loss in the ALCS to the Astros ended their season.
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman is disappointed in the end result, but has not deemed this season an absolute failure. He made that much known during his presser on Thursday.
Cashman: “We failed at our final goal but we didn’t have a failed season.”
— Dan Federico (@DanJFederico) October 24, 2019
The Yankees will now go into a new decade in 2020 with the stakes continuing to rise, but Cashman put this team in a rebuilding process roughly around 2015 or 2016, so he also understands things take time.
Cashman had a lot to do with the Yankees winning championships under him in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009, but he was not the master architect of those first three teams.
From Day 1, we were met with challenges no one expected, and yet these Yankees fought through adversity every step of the way. While it hurts to be going home, we are proud of the tenacity this group showed. Thank you all for being part of this season, and we’ll see you in 2020. pic.twitter.com/V4I6ynjkrJ
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 20, 2019
This year, expectations were high, but they are always high with this team. They're the Yankees. They're arguably the greatest team in sports history. Their lineup was weak during most of the ALCS, while the starting pitching disappointed as well. That can't happen anymore.
For the Yankees to get back to the Fall Classic, it's going to need to be a busy offseason in the Bronx for Cashman and Co.