Cashman: We Tried To Drive Crawford's Price Up

[SammyBirdland]

When the Yankees wined and dined Carl Crawford during last December's winter meetings, most assumed he was their backup plan to Cliff Lee. Crawford agreed to a deal with the Red Sox before the end of the meetings and Lee eventually went back to the Phillies, but GM Brian Cashman told ESPN New York he was never really interested in signing the outfielder in the first place...

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/09/cashman-we-tried-to-drive-crawfords-price-up.html

[Austin]

Well, not surprising and a pretty smart move on Cashman's part. I wonder how many of the free agents they've courted in the past have been part of the same strategy.

[SammyBirdland]

'I feel like we've got Carl Crawford in Brett Gardner, except he costs more than $100 million less, with less experience.'

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7008129/new-york-yankees-faked-carl-crawford-interest-cost-boston-red-sox

Congratulations, Brett Gardner. You might want to print that one out for when it's contract talk time.

[Oriology]

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7008129/new-york-yankees-faked-carl-crawford-interest-cost-boston-red-sox

Congratulations, Brett Gardner. You might want to print that one out for when it's contract talk time.

Clearly Cashman is just screwing the Yankees over because he longs to be the GM of the Baltimore Orioles.