General manager Brian Cashman was scheduled to appear on MLB Network Tuesday afternoon at the winter meetings in Dallas, but host Greg Amsinger said that he bailed three minutes before they went on the air. That sparked immediate speculation that the Yankees were working on a transaction.

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman bailed on a scheduled MLB Network appearance at the last minute Tuesday afternoon. So instead of Cashman talking about the latest news from the MLB Winter Meetings,

The New York Yankees started the Winter Meetings on the wrong foot, losing All-Star slugger Juan Soto to the New York Mets. Soto agreed to a 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets, which is the largest contract in professional sports history.