Brian Cashman has dismissed the theory that the New York Yankees would rather have Alex Rodriguez's $25 million wage come off the books in 2014 than see him win his case against baseball and remain on the active roster.
"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 told ESPN Radio's "The Ian O'Connor Show" on Sunday.
"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."
Via ESPN