New Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres has clearly moved on from the unpleasant end to his time with the New York Yankees, but it seems the Yankees haven’t done the same.
During an appearance on the YES Network’s Yankees Hot Stove on Thursday night, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was asked about the team’s current third-base situation. However, he quickly diverted the conversation back to last season, specifically mentioning that Torres wasn’t willing to switch to third base after the Yankees acquired Jazz Chisholm from the Miami Marlins at the trade deadline. While it was initially assumed that Chisholm would play second base or center field, he ended up at third because Torres refused to move.
“When I acquired Jazz, I acquired Jazz to be our second baseman and move Gleyber to third for the rest of the year,” Cashman explained. “[Manager Aaron Boone] wanted to do it the other way. He moved Jazz to third after we got him and kept Gleyber at second because Gleyber didn’t want to move to third and was unwilling.”
Gleyber TorresClearly, Cashman hasn’t let go of the situation, and Torres didn’t let that slide. Less than an hour after Cashman’s interview aired, Torres responded with a subtle post on social media, seemingly aimed at his former GM.
It’s understandable why Torres would respond to Cashman’s comments. After all, the Yankees didn’t even offer him a contract when the season ended, so it’s high time for Cashman to move on.
When the Tigers signed Torres to a one-year, $15 million deal, they were more than happy to let him play second base, even moving Colt Keith to first to accommodate him. Meanwhile, the Yankees continue to publicly criticize Torres, despite their own role in constructing a flawed roster.
Ultimately, Torres is now with the Tigers, and for him, it’s all in the past—though it seems not everyone in New York has moved on just yet.
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