BRIAN Cashman shunned a trade last winter for Johan Santana essentially for this reason: He did not think it was the proper moment in an ongoing renovation process to invest the level of prospects and dollars necessary to obtain even someone as special as the left-handed ace. He was looking toward when the farm system had a little more time to grow and the payroll had a little more time to decrease to make such a bold move. In other words, he was waiting until now. Source: NY Post
