Former Yankees Outfielder Wants to Join Front Office
Cameron Maybin is shown during practice at Yankee Stadium, Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Yankees Practice Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com, North Jersey Record via Imagn Content Services, LLC
If New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is looking for a fresh voice to add to the club's front office, he doesn't have to look far.
Former Yankees outfielder Cameron Maybin says he's ready to become a big-league executive.
"Man I swear I could help so many front offices," Maybin posted on X.
"Honest Voice"
"Evaluating winning players, building rosters, getting fair deals done. Some teams are one honest voice away from taking off. I have lived it in multiple organizations and seen what it takes to lose and what it takes to win," Maybin added.
Maybin spent 15 years in the majors, playing for the Yankees, Mets, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs.
The highlight of his career came in 2017, when helped the Astros win the World Series.
Maybin spent the 2019 season in the Bronx, hitting .285 with a career-high 11 home runs in 82 games.
A lifetime .254 hitter, Maybin batted .333 during the Yankees' 2019 playoff run.
He last played in the majors in 2021, with a nine-game stint with the Mets.
Making Things Happen
In making his front-office pitch, Maybin claimed he's already making things happen.
"I understand the young player and the vet. And low key I had a little something to do with Jazz coming to the Yankees too," the 38-year-old Maybin tweeted.
By Jazz, we assume he's meaning second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., who the Yankees acquired before the 2024 MLB trade deadline in a deal with the Miami Marlins.
Chisholm flourished in pinstripes this past season, earning his second All-Star nod and first Silver Slugger Award.
The 27-year-old set career highs with 31 home runs and 80 RBIs. Chisholm also stole 31 bases to become only the third Yankee to join the 30-30 club.
Outfielder Bobby Bonds was the first Yankee with a 30-30 season, doing so in 1975. Second baseman Alfonso Soriano did it twice, going 30-30 in 2002 and 2003.
Possible Backlash
As for Maybin, he might not find any takers right now because he's facing possible backlash from a recent MLB investigation.
That's because he has been implicated as part of a massive sexual harassment scandal surrounding the Detroit Tigers organization.
According to an investigation by The Athletic, Maybin is one of eight former members of the Detroit Tigers organization, business arm or broadcast partners that were accused of mistreating women working with the team. The accusations range from offensive comments to physical harm from several employees surrounding the team, including four vice presidents, since 2023.
Maybin reportedly made lewd comments to a female team employee and sent inappropriate text messages and calls to at least two women associated with the Tigers. In texts acquired by The Athletic, Maybin told one woman "probably not the best idea we hang I'm trying to stay married."
Per The Athletic, human resources officials within the Tigers organization were inquiring about Maybin's behavior at the beginning of the 2023 season. While Maybin continued to appear in broadcasts throughout the season, he was not brought back for 2024.
Craig Breslow Addresses Red Sox Fans' Biggest Sonny Gray Trade Fears
May 20, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray (54) pitches against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
Boston Red Sox fans can find excuses to be upset about just about any move the team makes, and the Sonny Gray trade is a layup for those folks.
Gray is headed into his age-36 season, and judging by his 4.28 ERA last season, he looks like a mid-rotation starter with below-average velocity. But he's also one of just five pitchers to strike out 200 or more batters in both of the last two seasons, and he led the National League in strikeout-to-walk ratio this year, just ahead of Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes.
However, Gray's $21 million commitment from the Red Sox might also remind some fans of the Walker Buehler signing from last year, considering it was for the exact same dollar amount. Both pitchers were over 30, and hadn't necessarily put up their best numbers the year before.
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Why Gray, Buehler are nothing alike
Those who watched Gray closely this year, however, even if only through a statistical lens, know he and Buehler have been nothing alike for the last handful of seasons.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow addressed that exact point earlier this week when he spoke to the media about trading for Gray, admitting the uncertainties surrounding Buehler at this time a year ago.
“Obviously we had Walker here last year. I don't think anyone would say that it worked out as well as we had hoped,” said Breslow, per Ian Browne of MLB.com. “But Sonny, he's got a pretty significant track record of not only performance and consistency, but of shouldering a pretty significant workload.
"I think two out of the last three years he's thrown 180-plus innings with what I would call impeccable command. I think they're fairly different, and we obviously made decisions in each of those cases to go forward with the players. And hopefully the Sonny acquisition works out.”
Elevated ERAs during the regular season obviously aren't ideal, but innings pitched have become more important year after year. Gray had a few blowup starts this year, but he also delivered 14 quality starts, which only 27 major league pitchers topped.
If nothing else, the Red Sox should be getting a workhorse in the Gray deal, and a strike-thrower at that (which everyone who saw Buehler this year knew he was not). That should help Boston win more games than they lose when he takes the mound.
