The Yankees may have arrived early but they can win the World Series with their bullpen
Brian Cashman
CLEVELAND â The New York Yankees of the mid-to-late 1990s have acquired their own mythology. Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada and the rest of the dynastic Yankees seem  through the lens of the present  to have emerged fully formed as a colossus.  Brian Cashman  has a different perspective  because  he  witnessed them come together. âThat team â  Cashman  said  âwas young  too  at one point.â
The common refrain has it that the current Yankees have arrived ahead of schedule. Maybe thatâs true in part. For  Cashman  and for the rest of the Yankees  both the Baby Bombers and ancient pinstripers such as CC Sabathia and Brett Gardner  they have arrived  period. Theyâre here  among the final four teams standing in a season flush with uncommonly great teams  with a sole expectation: While they have a chance  win the World Series.
â âArriving earlyâ implies some guarantee of arriving in the future â  Cashman  said. âIâve been around the block long enough to know  listen  you just seize the moment.â
The Yankees may have qualified for the playoffs as a wild card  but they are part of the raft of âsuperteams â to use  Cashman âs phrase  dominating the playoffs. The Yankees finished the season with the second-best run differential in baseball  behind only the Indians  and won 91 games.
The Yankees are cast in these playoffs as an upstart. They sold off Andrew Miller  Aroldis Chapman  Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann and shed Alex Rodriguez last season. But they re-signed Chapman in free agency  and when young stars Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez led the Yankees to a strong start   Cashman  added reinforcements with aggression  dealing prospects for Todd Frazier  Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson.
CLEVELAND â The New York Yankees of the mid-to-late 1990s have acquired their own mythology. Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada and the rest of the dynastic Yankees seem  through the lens of the present  to have emerged fully formed as a colossus.   [TGT] has a different perspective  because   [TGT]   witnessed them come together. âThat team â   [TGT] said  âwas young  too  at one point.â
The common refrain has it that the current Yankees have arrived ahead of schedule. Maybe thatâs true in part. For  Cashman  and for the rest of the Yankees  both the Baby Bombers and ancient pinstripers such as CC Sabathia and Brett Gardner  they have arrived  period. Theyâre here  among the final four teams standing in a season flush with uncommonly great teams  with a sole expectation: While they have a chance  win the World Series.
â âArriving earlyâ implies some guarantee of arriving in the future â   [TGT] said. âIâve been around the block long enough to know  listen  you just seize the moment.â
The Yankees may have qualified for the playoffs as a wild card  but they are part of the raft of âsuperteams â to use   [TGT]  âs phrase  dominating the playoffs. The Yankees finished the season with the second-best run differential in baseball  behind only the Indians  and won 91 games.
The Yankees are cast in these playoffs as an upstart. They sold off Andrew Miller  Aroldis Chapman  Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann and shed Alex Rodriguez last season. But they re-signed Chapman in free agency  and when young stars Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez led the Yankees to a strong start    [TGT] added reinforcements with aggression  dealing prospects for Todd Frazier  Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson.