The Yankees have le s than a 4 percent chance Baltimore Orioles Jersey of making the playoffs, according . That means the Bronx Bombers are in danger of mi sing out on October baseball for two straight years something that hasn't happened in 20 years.

Nonethele s, GM Brian Cashman's job is safe, . Earl Weaver Jersey The team intends to offer him a contract extension for 2015 and beyond.

"Yankees higher-ups are impre sed with Cashman's in-season pickups, including starter Brandon McCarthy, infielder Chris Davis Jersey /outfielder Martin Prado and third baseman Chase Headley, and sources say they fairly don't blame him for the underperformance of some of their established veteran hitters (such as Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann)," Heyman reports.

Cashman Jeremy Hellickson Jersey , 47, has been New York's GM since 1998. In that time, the team has won six pennants and four World Series championships while averaging 96 wins a year.

He declined to comment on the po sibility of a contract extension.

"We've never done a deal until it's close to being up," he told Heyman Blank Jersey . "There's nothing more to say. All our focus is to try to win as many Jim Palmer Jersey games as is nece sary to qualify for the postseason. As Hal (Steinbrenner) said, that's his focus. And that's our focus."