Steinbrenner praises Yanks’ Deadline dealings

NEW YORK — There’s a chance that Hal Steinbrenner has been reading fans’ comments and tweets. The Yankees’ managing general partner said that he monitored the digital world in the hours following the club’s Trade Deadline activity on Monday, and his sense is that the majority of the fan base seems legitimately excited about what could be on the way.

In a wide-ranging interview with Michael Kay on 1050 ESPN, Steinbrenner applauded the work done by general manager Brian Cashman and the Yankees’ baseball operations department over the past several weeks, while also adding that he believes manager Joe Girardi has done the best he could with a roster that is about to receive an infusion of youth.

“I can tell you, paying a lot of attention to not only conventional media — but also social media, which is a big part of our daily lives now — the fans are excited that we are rebuilding the system,” Steinbrenner said. “The fans are excited to start seeing the guys that they’ve been hearing about for a long time. … There’s a lot of excitement in the air about our youth and the fact that people are going to start to see it.”

Steinbrenner specifically mentioned catcher Gary Sanchez, who is reportedly set to be promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, as well as outfielder Aaron Judge, who was recently activated from the Triple-A disabled list and may join the club down the stretch. Steinbrenner also said that infielder-outfielder Tyler Austin could appear in The Bronx soon.

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