What's up, everyone, and welcome to part two of the Brian Cashman story, a history episode of the Bronx Pinstripe Show.

If you haven't already done so, go check out episode

one. We released that yesterday. But we left off with the Yankees in a bit of a transition.

Joe Torrey, who had been manager for 12 seasons, four of which ended with a ring, was not

brought back after another playoff exit in 2007. Arod signed a brand new massive contract. The clubhouse culture needed a change.

Joe Girardi was hired and Cashman was taking the team in a clear direction. Let's get into it.

Part 5. Changing the story. The 2008 season did not go as planned. By the time September came

around, people bought tickets not to watch the team

play, but to say goodbye to the old Yankee Stadium. Despite the team finishing in third place and

missing the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, it wasn't all doom and gloom. Yankees actually

had a farm system to be proud of for the first time in, coincidentally, 15 years. Jabba Chamberlain

was the number three overall prospect

in baseball. Notable names like Clayton Kershaw, David Price, Andrew McCutcheon, Mike Mastakis,

and Max Scherzer were all ranked lower than Java. Austin, Jackson, Ian Kennedy, and Hazos

Monterra were all high on prospect boards and in the Yankee system. Phil Hughes, while he was no longer

ranked as a prospect, was going to be a cornerstone of the Yankees' rotation for years to come.

The man responsible for building that farm system was Cashman, and with his contract

expiring after the 08 season, the Yankees were not about to let him go. This is Tim Kirkchin

on Sports Center on September 30th, 2008. I don't think the Yankees

wanted to let him get away because despite not making the playoffs this year, they understand

one thing. They have kept those young players in their system because of the plan that

Brian Cashman put in place. It's going to make the Yankees better years down the line. Kirk

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