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Cashman was non-committal about making a major splash in the free-agent pitching market, highlighting the need to preserve flexibility for Rodon and Cole’s eventual returns. Nonetheless, Sherman speculated that the Yankees would benefit from acquiring a flexible, perhaps minor-league-ready or quad-A type pitcher—someone with options who could be shuttled between the minors and majors and who might serve as depth or a trade asset down the line.