3 dream replacements for Brian Cashman if the New York Yankees fire him
By Kevin Henry
Things have not gone well for the New York Yankees once again this season. Could this be the end for general manager Brian Cashman?
After a less-than-exciting trade deadline and the revelation that Anthony Rizzo is finally heading to the injured list for concussion symptoms from a mid-May collision, things that have not gone well for Cashman and the Yankees in recent days. Add to that the fact that the Yankees entered the weekend with just a 25.2 percent chance to make the postseason and 1.5 percent chance to win the World Series (per FanGraphs) and you can see why there is plenty of grumbling about another lost season in the Bronx.
If the Yanks decide enough is enough and relieve Cashman of his duties, who could replace him as GM? We came up with some ideas, including a former Yankees player, a current Yankees employee and someone that might be the best person for the job … and dash the plans of a rival (or two) as well.
Yankees replacement for Brian Cashman — Damon Oppenheimer
When you think Oppenheimer, you may think of a summer movie blockbuster. However, for this article, we want you to think about the longtime scouting director for New York. Damon Oppenheimer became the director of player personnel for the organization in 2001, and was then promoted to scouting director in 2005. He was on the short list of candidates for the Arizona Diamondbacks GM job in 2010, but Arizona went with Kevin Towers instead.
This move would make sense as Oppenheimer is familiar not only with the Yanks culture, but also many of the players who he scouted as amateurs. But would the Yankees want to promote someone who might be seen as part of Cashman’s inner circle if the current way of doing things isn’t working so well? Yankees fans might simply see this as more of the same in the Bronx.