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NEW YORK -- When teams dangle veteran stars for prospects this offseason,?New York Yankees?general manager Brian Cashman will do his best to say no. Adidas Superstar Women Sale .New York missed the playoffs for the third time in four years and at 84-78 finished four games out of an AL wild card.The Yankees struggled to a 9-17 start, then improved in the final two months of the season after bringing up catcher Gary Sanchez, right fielder Aaron Judge and first baseman Tyler Austin.First-base prospect Greg Bird, a late 2015 sensation, returns following shoulder surgery, and more youth could bubble up from the minors during the season.Right now, a veteran pitcher such as White Sox ace Chris Sale probably is not a good fit for the rebuilding Baby Bombers.We have an exciting, young nucleus thats coming, Some of its arrived, some of its still coming, Cashman said Wednesday.Youd have to be one piece away, and I would not recommend that type of decision-making as we approach the 2017 season. I think that would be a dangerous approach.Cashman spoke for nearly an hour, assessing 2016 -- our offense was bad; we had a bad offensive team -- and detailing his approach for 2017. He anticipates competitions among young players for first base and right field during spring training.There will be some hesitancy to forego giving the kids a chance to take it, and certainly that can create some problems if they dont, he said. But that doesnt preclude me from being open-minded to any and all opportunities that present themselves.Seven years removed from its last World Series title, the Yankees traded Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, Carlos Beltran and Ivan Nova for prospects during the summer and released Alex Rodriguez.They cut payroll to roughly $224 million and saved $2.38 million in luxury tax in the process, but still will pay about $26.5 million.Yankees average home attendance dropped from 41,995 in Derek Jeters final season in 2014 to 39,430 last year and 37,820 this season.Average viewers on the YES Network fell from 288,000 in 2014 to 259,000 the following year to 218,000 this season -- Mets games on SNY averaged 263,850 this year, up from 242,667 in 2015. (Comcast dropped the YES Network this season in New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.)They wanted us to press that reset button and in many cases tired of seeing what was transpiring in the first few months of this year, the been-there, done-that, its time to do something that was not part of our DNA, Cashman said.He likened this period to the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the Yankees failed to make the playoffs until a renaissance led by Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada.I remember when I was the assistant farm director while we were collecting a lot of the talent like what we collected, Cashman said. Who knew we were actually sitting on a dynasty waiting to happen? None of us.Cashman also:Anticipated that he and Girardi would go through the final seasons of their contracts in 2017 and ownership will then decide after the season whether to offer new deals.Wants to reach a new deal with pitching coach Larry Rothschild; the other coaches are signed through 2017.Even though Sanchez has supplanted Brian McCann as the starting catcher, he envisions a role for McCann as a backup catcher and designated hitter. But that doesnt preclude me from listening (for a potential trade), either.Views Luis Severino as starting pitcher but is concerned about a sophomore slump that resulted in a 3-8 record and 5.83 ERA. If youre a student you go back and do your homework to brush up for your test, so you can master the next test. He was unable to do that from the starting spot all year long. 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Happ will be facing a Mariners team that is growing in confidence with four wins it the last five games.Left-hander Wade Miley will be starting for Seattle and will have a tough act to follow after the performances of starters James Paxton and Hisashi Iwakuma in the first two games.Its going to be starting pitching that allows us to get on a streak and they have done it, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. Guys have kept us in a game and have done a nice job, and it gives our offense a chance to get going.When our left-handed team is in there, were pretty good, especially against bullpens and middle relief stuff. Hopefully well get after it (Sunday).We havent (won four of five) in a while. Its nice to see confidence. Guys are loose and feeling good about where theyre at right now. Again, its driven by the starting pitching and hopefully well get a good one, tomorrow, as well.The Mariners will be facing a good starter in Happ and one who is familiar to them, The Blue Jays traded Happ to the Mariners for outfielder Michael Saunders after the 2014 season.Seattle then traded Happ to the Pittsburgh Pirates last July 31 and the Blue Jays signed him in the offseason as a free agent.Saunders, who missed most of last season because of a knee injury, has three home runs in his first two games against his former team, including two on Saturday.Happ already has equaled his career best with 12 wins, a total he first achieved in 2009 with the Philadelphia Phillies, when he was 12-4 with a 2. Cheap Adidas Superstar Shoes. 93 ERA in 35 games, including 23 starts.This season he is 12-3 with a 3.43 ERA in 19 starts.Happ is a changed pitcher, more consistent than he was and also not so prone on dwelling on mistakes.Im beating myself up a little bit less over poor performances, he said. Im taking the negatives and positives in stride, rather than dwelling on the bad.I certainly still get upset and carry things. But I think Ive gotten better as my careers gone on and I think thats helped me turn the page and look forward to the next game, rather than worry about the last one.Happ had a six-start winning streak stopped last Sunday when he did not factor in the decision in Torontos 5-3 victory at Oakland. He allowed five hits, one walk and five runs in 5? innings.In his last seven starts, he is 6-0 with a 3.19 ERA.Happ was 4-6 with a 4.64 ERA in 21 games, including 20 starts, with Seattle last season. After being traded to the Pirates, he was 7-2 with a 1.85 ERA in 11 starts.In three career starts against Seattle, he is 1-1 with a 6.35 ERA.Miley (6-7, 5.38 ERA) will make his 18th start of the season and his fifth start since being reinstated from the disabled list (left shoulder impingement). He is 0-5 with a 5.60 ERA in his last five starts dating to June 12. On Tuesday he allowed six hits and three runs in 6? innings in a loss to the Chicago White Sox. That was good enough to earn him another chance on Sunday.In four career starts against Toronto, he is 1-2 with a 6.98 ERA. In his last two starts against the Blue Jays he is 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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