Brian Cashman gives State of Yankees address before start of season

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Giancarlo Stanton still is not even close to joining it and it may still include a player or two currently in another camp.“A work in progress,” general manager Brian Cashman said Saturday when asked about Yankees’ spring at large.“The roster changes all the time, so it’s certainly a different roster this year than how it ended last year.

So we’re learning a lot about the new guys.We’ve had some injuries to some of the previous guys left over.

I think we have a talented team.Some of them will be left behind as they rehab, but there’s been some guys that have stepped up and given us some comfort at the same time.“I think we have a good team and we look forward to testing it when we deploy it March 27.”Here are the takeaways from Cashman’s state of the organization with just a few days left before the Yankees break camp:—  The rotation was solidified Saturday as Cashman confirmed that the club will add Carrasco to the roster (he could have opted out of his contract on Saturday if they had not added him) and that Schmidt will not be ready to start the season on time.

That means Will Warren will be the fifth starter for at least a few turns after putting together a strong camp, like Carrasco.Schmidt, who was slowed earlier in camp by a back issue and then shoulder fatigue, threw 32 pitches in a live batting practice Thursday but needs more time to build his pitch count before joining the Yankees.“He’s not gonna start with us on time because he just hasn’t had a spring training yet,” Cashman said.“But he’s certainly going in the right direction.”— The biggest need the Yankees have is for a rig...