Yankees annual AL Team ERA rank under Brian Cashman:
| Year | Rank |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 |
I researched this initially to defend Cashman, but looking at the numbers it appears that he's struggled after losing his initial talent base of pitchers, especially considering the Yankees' league-leading payrolls.