^^^I'm glad you brought this up because I've been saying the same thing for awhile now.
...I'm by no means a Cashman fan but when you get right down to it, Cashman really can't help that he's a poor man's GM, even though he's had over 15 years to figure the job out. I really don't think he can do any better, period.
..."accountability" does not stop at the GM's office, it goes all the way to the top, and the 2 Steins are oblivious to the damage done to this franchise. Yes, The Boss hired Cashman but soon turned the reins over to his boys, who have never had to work for anything in their whole lives so though they say otherwise, I really don't think they give a shit, why should they?...the Yankees were given to them.
...I think GMs should be Baseball people like Stick and Watson, instead of someone like Cashman who was essentially George Costanza when he was given the GM job.