Every Significant Trade from the Brian Cashman Era

It is the day many Yankees fans have been waiting for, July 31, 2015. The day that the non-waiver trading deadline comes and goes and we as a fan base either praise Yankees GM Brian Cashman or call for his head. With Cashman’s checklist dwindling down to nothing after missing out on Johnny Cueto, Cole Hamels, David Price and others already off the board and Michael Pineda and Ivan Nova both possibly hurting the screams for Cashman’s head are growing louder and louder. Are they justified? See for yourself:

§  February 6, 1998 traded Cristian Guzman, Eric Milton, Brian Buchanan and Danny Mota to the Minnesota Twins for Chuck Knoblauch

§  February 1, 1999 traded Mike Lowell to the Florida Marlins for Ed Yarnall, Todd Noeland Mark J. Johnson

§  February 18, 1999 traded Homer Bush, David Wells and Graeme Lloyd to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roger Clemens

§  December 22, 1999 traded Hideki Irabu to the Montreal Expos for Ted Lilly, Jake Westbrook and Christian Parker

§  June 29, 2000 traded Ricky Ledee, Jake Westbrook and Zach Day to the Cleveland Indians for David Justice

§  July 12, 2000 traded Ed Yarnall, Drew Henson, Jackson Melian and Brian Reith to the Cincinnati Reds for Denny Neagle and Mike Frank

§  March 21, 2001 traded Wily Mo Pena to the Cincinnati Reds for Drew Henson and Michael Coleman

§  December 7, 2001 traded David Justice to the New York Mets for Robin Ventura

§  July 1, 2002 traded Scott Wiggins to the Toronto Blue Jays for Raul Mondesi

§  July 5, 2002 in a 3 team trade sent Ted Lilly, Jason Arnold and John-Ford Griffin to the Oakland Athletics for Jeff Weaver from the Detroit Tigers

§  June 6, 2003 traded Marcus Thames to the Detroit Tigers for Ruben Sierra

§  July 16, 2003 traded Jason Anderson, Ryan Bicondoa and Anderson Garcia to the New York Mets for Armando Benitez

§  July 29, 2003 traded Raul Mondesi to the Arizona Diamondbacks for David Dellucci, Bret Prinz and Jon-Mark Sprowl

§  July 31, 2003 traded Brandon Claussen and Charlie Manning to the Cincinnati Reds for Aaron Boone

§  July 31, 2003 traded Robin Ventura to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Scott Proctor and Bubba Crosby

§  August 6, 2003 traded Armando Benitez to the Seattle Mariners for Jeff Nelson

§  December 13, 2003 traded Jeff Weaver, Yhency Brazoban and Brandon Weeden to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Kevin Brown

§  December 16, 2003 traded Nick Johnson, Juan Rivera and Randy Choate to the Montreal Expos for Javier Vazquez

§  February 16, 2004 traded Alfonso Soriano and Joaquin Arias to the Texas Rangers for Alex Rodriguez

§  May 15, 2004 traded Brian Myrow to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tanyon Sturtze

§  December 3, 2004 traded Kenny Lofton to the Philadelphia Phillies for Felix Rodriguez

§  December 3, 2004 traded Felix Heredia to the New York Mets for Mike Stanton

§  January 11, 2005 traded Javier Vazquez, Brad Halsey and Dioner Navarro to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Randy Johnson

§  March 29, 2005 traded Bret Prinz to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Wil Nieves

§  July 2, 2005 traded Paul Quantrill to the San Diego Padres for Darrell May and Tim Redding

§  July 28, 2005 traded Ramon Ramirez and Eduardo Sierra to the Colorado Rockies for Shawn Chacon

§  August 27, 2005 traded Justin Berg to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Lawton

§  November 16, 2005 traded Ben Julianel to the Florida Marlins for Ron Villone

§  December 8, 2005 traded Tony Womack to the Cincinnati Reds for Benjamin Himes and Kevin Howard

§  July 26, 2006 traded Hector Made to the Philadelphia Phillies for Sal Fasano

§  July 30, 2006 traded Matt Smith, C.J. Henry, Jesus Sanchez and Carlos Monasterios to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Abreu

§  July 31, 2006 traded Shawn Chacon to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Craig Wilson

§  November 12, 2006 traded Jaret Wright to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Britton

§  January 9, 2007 traded Randy Johnson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Luis Vizcaino, Steven Jackson, Ross Ohlendorf and Alberto Gonzalez

§  July 21, 2007 traded Jeff Kennard to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Jose Molina

§  July 31, 2007 traded Scott Proctor to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Wilson Betemit

§  November 10, 2007 traded Gary Sheffield to the Detroit Tigers for Humberto Sanchez, Anthony Claggett and Kevin Whelan

§  December 4, 2007 traded Tyler Clippard to the Washington Nationals for Jonathan Albaladejo

§  July 26, 2008 traded Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen, Ross Ohlendorf and Jose Tabata to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Damaso Marte and Xavier Nady

§  July 30, 2008 traded Kyle Farnsworth to the Detroit Tigers for Ivan Rodriguez

§  July 30, 2008 traded LaTroy Hawkins to the Houston Astros for Matt Cusick

§  July 31, 2008 traded Alberto Gonzalez to the Washington Nationals for Jhonny Nunez

§  November 13, 2008 traded Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez to the Chicago White Sox for Nick Swisher and Kanekoa Texeira

§  February 4, 2009 traded Chase Wright to the Milwaukee Brewers for Eric Fryer

§  May 16, 2009 traded Eric Hacker to PIT N for Romulo Sanchez

§  June 30, 2009 traded Casey Erickson and Eric Fryer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Eric Hinske

§  July 31, 2009 traded Chase Weems to the Cincinnati Reds for Jerry Hairston

§  December 7, 2009 traded Brian Bruney to the Washington Nationals for Jamie Hoffmann

§  December 8, 2009 traded Phil Coke, Austin Jackson and Ian Kennedy to the Detroit Tigers for Curtis Granderson

§  December 22, 2009 traded Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn and Arodys Vizcaino to the Atlanta Braves for Boone Logan and Javier Vazquez

§  January 26, 2010 traded Mitch Hilligoss to the Texas Rangers for Greg Golson

§  July 30, 2010 traded Zach McAllister to the Cleveland Indians for Austin Kearns

§  July 31, 2010 traded Mark Melancon and Jimmy Paredes to the Houston Astros for Lance Berkman

§  July 31, 2010 traded Matt Cusick and Andrew Shive to the Cleveland Indians for Kerry Wood

§  November 18, 2010 traded Juan Miranda to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Scott Allen

§  March 25, 2011 traded Sergio Mitre to the Milwaukee Brewers for Chris Dickerson

§  January 23, 2012 traded Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners for Jose Campos and Michael Pineda

§  February 19, 2012 traded A.J. Burnett to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Exicardo Cayones and Diego Moreno

§  April 4, 2012 traded George Kontos to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Stewart

§  July 23, 2012 traded Danny Farquhar and D.J. Mitchell to the Seattle Mariners for Ichiro Suzuki

§  July 31, 2012 traded Chad Qualls to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Casey McGehee

§  March 26, 2013 traded Exicardo Cayones and Kramer Sneed to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Vernon Wells

§  July 26, 2013 traded Corey Black to the Chicago Cubs for Alfonso Soriano

§  July 6, 2014 traded Vidal Nuno to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Brandon McCarthy

§  July 22, 2014 traded Rafael De Paula and Yangervis Solarte to the San Diego Padres for Chase Headley

§  July 31, 2014 traded Kelly Johnson to the Boston Red Sox for Stephen Drew

§  July 31, 2014 traded Peter O’Brien to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Martin Prado

§  December 5, 2014 traded Shane Greene to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Didi Gregorius

§  December 19, 2014 traded Martin Prado and David Phelps to Miami Marlins for Nate Eovaldi, Domingo German and Garrett Jones

Oh and Cashman acquired Dustin Ackley from the Seattle Mariners yesterday, not exactly notable though. 

As you can see with any GM who has been with the team since the 1998 season you will have some trades you won and some trades that you lost. Some are significant losses and some are significant wins but overall I don’t think Cashman has been terrible. When you consider what Cashman worked under and who Cashman worked under for most of those seasons you could understand a few knee jerk reactions and such and overall he’s been okay. I’m not anointing him GM of the Century by any means and I’m not exactly planning a Brian Cashman Day in Monument Park but I’m not punching the guy in the face if I see him out on the street either…..