Brian Cashman's comments after Gerrit Cole surgery are typical Yankees speak

I'm sorry, did you expect the New York Yankees to drop everything and pay a king's ransom for Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara? It was never happening. But keep that type of ambition front of mind. The Bombers are going to need it in 2025.

Following Gerrit Cole's Tommy John surgery news, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spoke to the media and answered some questions regarding the situation in its totality. YES Network's Meredith Marakovits did an excellent job prodding on a variety of topics.

She predictably asked Cashman what the next steps were for the rotation, especially with Luis Gil likely out until at least June (though we'll safely predict after the All-Star break). And while fans know Cashman or the Yankees were never going to say "we are going to absolutely upend the trade market and force our way into acquiring the best player", they were definitely hoping for something better than the team making it clear they are more than likely winging it.

Cashman talked about how hard it is to make impact roster moves this close to Opening Day — something that is undoubtedly true — but I mean ... Carlos Carrasco? Non-roster invites? Yes, that's all part of the plan, but that cannot be the focus.

And if it is the focus given the circumstances, please don't vocalize that? Say you'll do your best to scour the trade market and figure out creative ways to work others in the rotation mix as you try to absorb two major losses. We don't know, but it always seems like there could be a better, more comforting response when these issues arise.

Brian Cashman had a classic Yankees response to Gerrit Cole's Tommy John surgery

It of course doesn't help that the Yankees seemingly didn't keep tabs on Cole during the offseason to see if anything was wrong with his elbow after he had just returned to make 20+ starts following his layoff from inflammation. It also didn't help they knew about Giancarlo Stanton's double elbow injury and opted not to acquire another bat.

The moral of the story? Cole represents another Yankees situation where they made their move, set their roster, and that's the end of the story. They paid Max Fried $218 million in what was, at best, an effort to build a juggernaut rotation and, at worst, a plan to replace Cole, should his elbow troubles resurface. We are living in the latter situation. The Yankees will not be making overtures beyond that, much like how they've refused to properly address DJ LeMahieu's five-year injury nightmare.

Truthfully, most fans, including us, trust the Yankees to figure it out when it comes to their pitching. They were able to succeed without Cole for the first half of last year with arguably a worse staff than they have now. It's just hard to once again live the reality of there "not being enough" in terms of personnel or an aggressive backup plan to fuel a realistic World Series run in another all-important campaign.

Non-roster invites and waiver claims will not help lessen the blow of losing your Cy Young ace for the entire season.