Yankees GM wants Joe Girardi back

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NEW YORK -- New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says the team wants Joe Girardi back as manager.

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Mark Goldman/Icon SMIBrian Cashman will meet Wednesday with the agent for Joe Girardi about keeping the manager (above) in New York.

Hired after the 2007 season, Girardi's contract expires at the end of October. Crippled by injuries, the Yankees went 85-77 this season -- their worst record since 1992 -- and finished tied for third in the AL East.

Speaking two days after the team's season ended, Cashman said Tuesday that Girardi "knows we'd like to have him stay and continue as manager of the New York Yankees as we move forward."

Cashman, who added that he thinks Girardi "likes it here," will meet Wednesday with Girardi's agent. Cashman wouldn't say whether he would give the Chicago Cubs permission to speak with Girardi about their managerial opening. The Cubs fired Dale Sveum on Monday.

Heading into the offseason, the Yankees want to re-sign All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano, who can become a free agent after the World Series.

Cashman also said it's unclear whether the Yankees will be able to get under next year's $189 million luxury tax threshold, which includes about $177 million for player salaries.

"It's certainly a goal; it's not a mandate," he said. "There's a lot of benefits to staying under that, but it's not a mandate at the expense of a championship run."

He also plans to address the Yankees' lack of power this season.

"We got derailed this year by decision-making as well as injuries," Cashman said.

Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press

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