TAMPA — Aaron Decide needs to remain a Yankee and Brian Cashman stated he needs to maintain the precise fielder in The Bronx.
However Cashman stated Monday the 2 sides haven’t begun speaking about an extension with Decide about to enter his ultimate 12 months earlier than free company.
“Our hope could be that we’d wish to have him again if we are able to,’’ Cashman stated Monday, because the Yankees had their first official exercise of the spring. “Identical to trades and free brokers, you must be on the identical web page and [have] frequent floor. The one solution to discover that out is to have conversations at the beginning. These will occur. … However we’re joyful he’s a Yankee and it’d be nice if we might make him a Yankee for longer than simply this 12 months.”
Cashman famous he’d be keen to proceed speaking with Decide’s camp into free company, if it will get that far, however he declined to say when negotiations may start between the 2 sides.
For his half, Decide has stated he needs to be “a Yankee for all times,” however has additionally added that nothing is assured.
The Yankees have already got Giancarlo Stanton below contract till 2027 and each sluggers have had harm issues.
“We've got not engaged but, however actually we’re on the clock with that,’’ Cashman stated of Decide’s standing. “Typically, [players] want to get it completed earlier than the season in order that they don’t have to consider it. However that’s what brokers are for on the similar time. … I assume keep tuned.”
The Yankees added a brand new catcher, Ben Rortvedt, on Sunday, to workforce with Kyle Higashioka, however that doesn’t imply Cashman isn’t nonetheless trying on the place.
“We all know Kyle,” Cashman stated. “He’s put himself in a very good place. However on the similar time, we welcome any competitors and newcomers to attempt to push their manner into the combo. On the very least, going into this as of this specific day, the tandem of [Higashioka] and Ben, our expectation could be that these guys mixed up and [Aaron Boone] and his employees will decide who to go together with and when and why. However my job at all times is to proceed to seek out methods to enhance the roster. As of [Monday], that is the very best model of that roster and I’m not closing my thoughts to future alternatives in the event that they current themselves.”
Neither has confirmed he can begin within the majors. Requested if there could be a platoon between the lefty-hitting Rortvedt and righty-swinging Higashioka, Boone stated it will play itself out.
Domingo German, who handled shoulder and again points final season, had a few of that happen once more in January when he was throwing on his personal in the course of the MLB lockout, in accordance with Boone, placing the right-hander “a bit behind.”
He’s begun a throwing program. Requested if German’s well being scare might need been impacted by not having the ability to talk with the workforce in the course of the work stoppage, Boone stated, “In all probability a bit bit. It’s arduous for me to know that for positive, but it surely most likely didn’t assist.”
Boone added Jameson Taillon, coming off offseason ankle surgical procedure, could possibly be prepared for Opening Day.
After Boone famous the priority the workforce had over the likelihood it may be with out some key gamers when the Yankees play in Toronto as a result of Canada’s COVID protocols concerning unvaccinated folks, Cashman added Monday that the group will “finally have the conversations with folks concerned after which respect their final choices in the long run. We’ll be going to Toronto with what we go together with and we’ll must take care of it.”
When requested if any of the gamers that have been unvaccinated a 12 months in the past had since been vaccinated, Cashman stated there had been, however didn’t say what number of or who.
“Definitely our hope is to have everybody vaccinated but it surely’s additionally one thing — I assume the essential settlement stays silent on that and nonetheless turns into a private alternative for folks,’’ Cashman stated. “On the finish of the day, you simply have the dialog, or two or three, after which you must respect folks’s final resolution.”
Zack Britton stated he’s a bit over a month into his throwing program after final 12 months’s UCL surgical procedure and making “good progress.” He nonetheless hopes to pitch sooner or later late this season.
“After I had the surgical procedure, there was undoubtedly a risk to be pitching with the workforce this 12 months,’’ Britton stated. “If every thing goes as deliberate, hopefully that’s within the playing cards for me.”
— Further reporting by Greg Joyce
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