Cashman Says the Yankees Aren’t “Running It Back” and Fans Lose Their Minds

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Brian Cashman met the media and managed to do the one thing Yankee fans knew was coming but still weren’t ready for. He pushed back on the idea that the Yankees are “running the same team back,” and in the process somehow made everyone even angrier. Evan and Tiki break down what Cashman meant versus how he said it, why Gerrit Cole’s return is both obvious and not enough, and how the front office keeps leaning on last year’s trade deadline as proof this team is different. The guys debate whether the Yankees actually improved, or just reframed the same roster with better PR, why the “growing pains” comment made no sense, and how losing Juan Soto still hangs over everything. Is Cashman technically right but emotionally tone deaf, or is this just another case of Yankees fans being sold the same story with new wording? Plus, a deeper look at roster flexibility, young players like Jason Dominguez and Spencer Jones, and why this franchise still refuses to leave “no doubt” heading into Opening Day. Featuring discussion of the New York Yankees, Brian Cashman, Gerrit Cole, Cody Bellinger, Anthony Volpe, and how this all stacks up against division rivals like the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox.

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0:00.0	I know a lot of Yankee fans are pissed off because that inevitable day happened yesterday afternoon.
0:05.3	Brian Cashman met the media. It was the big, hey, Cody Bellinger is coming back, Zoom conference.
0:10.5	Cody met the media. You may heard some of the clips earlier today with Boomer and Gio.
0:13.5	I've got a few later as well. Aaron Boone spoke to the media. And then Brian Cashman did his thing.
0:17.9	And there are a lot of Yankee fans, including one we work with, that is not happy with a particular answer Brian Cashman gave.
0:27.1	And here is the setup.
0:29.1	Hey, Brian, this is kind of the same team.
0:32.8	You're running it back.
0:34.5	And Brian Cashman did not agree with that statement.
0:37.2	And he elaborated. So, ladies
0:38.4	and gentlemen, the general manager of the New York Yankees. It's just not the same roster. I would
0:42.4	differ there. You know, we have some players at some point returning from the IL that are, you know,
0:50.3	important players. Garrett Cole being obviously one of them. But we added a lot of weapons at the deadline and all finding their proper slots maybe
1:01.7	in how to be utilized and deployed.
1:05.8	And also growing pains of competing in the New York arena, getting some exposure to postseason baseball,
1:12.9	especially in the American League.
1:15.2	I think all that will serve us well.
1:16.8	So I disagree.
1:18.4	It's the same team running it back.
1:20.3	It's going to be some differences.
1:22.0	And the competition is going to be different too.
1:23.8	In some cases, some teams got better.
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