The New York Daily News' John Harper revealed in a story on Sunday that Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman met with two NBA teams this past winter--the San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics--along with the Eagles and Giants football teams.

Why? No, he's not switching sports. There's just no such thing as too much information, apparently.

"I'm always looking to learn about the way other organizations do things," Cashman told the News. "The Spurs were on my bucket list because they've been so successful."

Wrote Harper:

The Yankees' GM said he spent two days in San Antonio with Spurs' people, mostly coach Greg Popovich and GM R.C. Buford, talking all aspects of how they run their organization.

Cashman ticked off various subjects: "Analytics, performance science, leadership, coaching, medicals... I'm always trying to learn. If somebody's got something I haven't heard of, I want to know about it."

Cashman met with Eagles ex-coach Chip Kelly along with the Giants, too. Harper wrote that Cashman also has met with the Red Bulls' "performance team," along with the All-Blacks New Zealand Rugby team.

"There are a lot of people out there with information," Cashman said. "Sometimes I'll take my trainers or my analytics team with me. I took our mental skills coach to San Antonio. The goal is to operate at a high level as an organization.

"You're always listening. If some of the language is foreign, you know there's a growth opportunity."

The Yankees haven't had a losing season since 1992, the longest such streak in baseball. The Spurs, too, have a nice winning streak of their own, having finished better than .500 every year since the '96-'97 season.

Yankees spring training officially begins this Thursday when pitchers and catchers report to Tampa.

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