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'''Frank Cashen''' was the general manager of the [[1986]] [[New York Mets]], the very same team that is represented in the [[NES]] version of [[RBI Baseball]]. Because of his savvy front office moves, the Mets went from a laughing stock to the best team in baseball in Cashen's first 6 years. Though he doesn't get much credit for it, Cashen's shrewd trades and team management are what made the 1986 Mets possible.

== Notable Transactions ==

* Drafted [[Darryl Strawberry]] with the #1 pick in the [[1980]] draft
* Gave the go ahead to bring young [[Mookie Wilson]] into [[1981]] Spring Training
* Traded Steve Henderson for [[Dave Kingman]] in 1981
* Traded [[Lee Mazzilli]] for future 1986 starter Ron Darling and Walt Terrell in 1982
* Drafted [[Dwight Gooden]] with the 5th pick of the [[1982]] draft
* Traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey for [[Keith Hernandez]] in [[1983]]
* Hired [[Davey Johnson]] as manager in 1983
* Traded Terrell for [[Howard Johnson]] in [[1984]]
* Traded Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Floyd Youmans and Herm Winningham for [[Gary Carter]] in 1984

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