"By signing CC Sabathia to a new five-year, $122 million contract, the Yankees filled the slot at the top of their starting rotation. Now Brian Cashman must bolster the rest of it.

Cashman, who Tuesday signed a three-year contract to continue as the Yankees' general manager, said the focus this winter will be on the same thing it seems to be every year:

"Pitching, pitching, pitching."

Unlike last winter, when the Yankees appeared desperate in their pursuit of Cliff Lee, Cashman said he won't have to "be in an emotional or reactive state because we're vulnerable.""