I'm not trying to take anything away from the Gator but sometimes great players don't turn into great coaches. Usually the players who weren't the superstars make the better coaches. Granted that's not in every case and I have no idea how good/what type of coach is or will be. I'm more curious than ever to see how he'll fit in and interact with players.
I don't think Cashman shot himself in the foot. First of all, image how much more the Yankees payroll woud have been had they have signed Beltran last year. Not to mention that Carlos missed quite a few games last year. Finally the Yankees needed a lead-off hitter more than I think they needed another home run hitter. I like Carlos and Johnny and true Carlos is younger but I'm at least glad we got Johnny instead of neither of them. Check out their stats for last year:
