Cashman: Coaching staff not to blame for skid

BALTIMORE — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman joined his team on Tuesday in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, acknowledging the serious situation that their sluggish April has created, though he stressed that his presence should not be construed as a warning shot at manager Joe Girardi or his coaching staff.

While Cashman is preparing for the possibility of changing the active roster should the Yankees’ slide continue — they have been outscored 33-12 during their current five-game losing streak — he said that Girardi and the coaching staff are still the right people to lead the team out of the American League East cellar.

“I think Joe and coaches are doing everything they possibly can. That’s the bottom line,” Cashman said. “They’re not responsible for this. If anything, I put this roster together and it’s underperforming, so it’s my responsibility.

“[We’re] looking for these guys, in five more months, to show what they’re really capable of. I don’t think this is a coaching issue or a managing issue in any way, shape or form.”

Cashman said that the offense has been the most consistent area of underperformance. Chase Headley still lacks an extra-base hit, though he hasn’t been the only weak link in the lineup. The starting rotation has also had …

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