Brian Cashman, the New York Yankees’ GM, has said that third baseman Alex Rodriguez is basically irreplaceable.
He spoke on ESPN Radio’s “The Ian O’Connor Show,” and said,
"“If it comes down to, would we want the player we signed to be playing that position without any problems? Absolutely, no question about that,” Cashman said. “I think if people think there’s some sort of benefit by losing that talent, I mean, you can’t replace it. “It’s not like, all right, well, Alex is gone. If he winds up getting suspended and it’s upheld, how do you replace that? It’s not easy.“It’s not like, all right, we’ll take that money and go in this direction. I think … our fan base saw when we lost significant players at various positions, it was not easy to plug holes because the talent just doesn’t exist.”"
Despite all the arguments that happened during the course of the season between Cashman and Rodriguez, there seems to still be something left between the two of them. He also feels the same about second baseman Robinson Cano, but has no idea yet as to whether he will stay with the Yankees or move on to another team.