And last Saturday night, after the Yankees were eliminated by the Astros, Girardi had an almost fatalistic tone as he discussed his baseball future. But after the Yankees were eliminated last weekend, Cashman was vague in his assessment of Girardi. He largely absolved Girardi for leading the Yankees to just one playoff appearance — a wild-card berth in 2015 — since the previous one, in 2012. “Was any of what was going on the fault of Joe Girardi? Was Joe Girardi the fact we hadn’t made the playoffs in two to three years?

Source: New York Times October 26, 2017 14:46 UTC