~~~Sean Henn is a major league caliber player, albiet barely, and was drafted in the 26th round. That’s above average for someone drafted late. There is still a possibility he becomes a league average lefty reliever. How is that bad, when the barely-better Matt Smith is a good move?~~~

They paid a record bonus for Henn – hence, the bust. And, yes, for Smith, it was because he became a useful trading chip.

looks like he is getting charged for vehicular homicide. That stinks
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Yeah, especially for the dead 30-year-old woman and her family…
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I hadn’t finished the sentence and hit Post prematurely, but I do echo the sentiments made by the other posters.

With the tougher penalties in place, it seems that Cashman has lost his magic touch, eh?
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How so? I don’t see it. The “steroid yankees” only won 87 games. They were played pretty evenly in the playoffs.

looks like he is getting charged for vehicular homicide. That stinks
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Yeah, especially for the dead 30-year-old woman and her family…

Sean Henn was a draft and follow. He exploded in junior college the year after being drafted and thus the big bonus. A lefty throwing at 97? Who wouldn’t have given him the money. Then came Tommy John surgery. Another example of how players don’t always recover that well from such an operation.

With the exception of a few names here and there, 2000 IMO wasn’t a bad year for Cash. I may only be saying that due to the fact there are a few names on their I like.

We received Neagle for Henson? We could have kept Henson to rip tickets or something.

And there is always Sojo, the ‘Best .200 hitter in baseball’

I saw Leyritz on their and went over to ESPN and looks like he is getting charged for vehicular homicide. That stinks

Ah, yes, the steroid Yankees of 2000! Quite frankly, my retrospective enjoyment of this team has taken a fatal hit.

I wonder if Cashman leveraged baseball’s lax steroids policy at the time as a way to acquire players at cut-rate trade prices. With the tougher penalties in place, it seems that Cashman has lost his magic touch, eh?

If Cashman did acquire talent in this way, I agree with Steve and think that he should be fired.

How is that bad, when the barely-better Matt Smith is a good move?
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It may be because Smith was a chip used in the Abreu deal.

Sean Henn is a major league caliber player, albiet barely, and was drafted in the 26th round. That’s above average for someone drafted late. There is still a possibility he becomes a league average lefty reliever. How is that bad, when the barely-better Matt Smith is a good move?

Remember when Sojo tripped over his feet in the ALDS vs. Oakland?

Not sure what you define as “bad impact” but I’m not sure you can put Canseco on the list. Granted his acquisition was a surprise (mainly to the FO), but I believe he was productive in his time in NY. Grimsley, IIRC had a bad year and was let go. I don’t think Adrian Hernandez had much of an impact.