Brian Cashman explains why Aaron Boone returned as manager: 'He has grown and will continue to grow' Scott Thompson

GM Brian Cashman addressed the extension of the man who has helped lead the pinstripes to four straight postseason berths over his tenure, saying that Boone is someone the organization feels possesses the right characteristics to continue leading their clubhouse. In fact, he'd be the man they'd be looking at on the free agent market if they'd let him go in the first place.

"To be quite honest, if he was entering the free agent market, I believe he’d be the number one managerial candidate in baseball," Cashman told reporters via Zoom. "There’s a number of different vacancies and we would be going into the market looking for someone like him. I think he’s been a good hire and he’s going to be a continued good hire in that position.

[sports.yahoo.com]

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