The Hall of Famer Derek Jeter is one of the biggest names in the history of Major League Baseball. Not only the shortstop was famous among the baseball players but also had the paparazzi and fans all over him most of the time.
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But a person cannot fulfill everyone’s expectations of him. Relationships with everybody cannot go smoothly, and Jeter had his fair share of difficult relations. One of those is with his fellow Yankees player Alex Rodriguez. Another was the team’s general manager Brian Cashman. Their last clash happened during Jeter’s contract renewal after the 2010 season. At that time, Cashman made it clear to Jeter that he could easily get replaced.
What did Cashman say to Derek Jeter?
During a dispute over the shortstop’s new contract, Jeter and Cashman sat face to face to discuss the terms. During the negotiation, Jeter asked Brian, “Who would you rather have playing shortstop this year than me?”
“Do you really want me to answer that?” said Cashman. When the shortstop asked him to go ahead, he said he’d rather have Troy Tulowitzki play as a shortstop in the team. Furthermore, he added, “We’re not paying extra money for popularity. We’re paying for performance.”
Later on, the Hall of Famer ended up signing a three-year deal for $51 million. But his relationship with General Manager Cashman never recovered, even to this day.
Cashman said honesty sometimes hurts!
After what happened with the Captain’s contract, the GM talked to Sports Illustrated about it. He simply said that sometimes honesty hurts. He also added if a person is getting paid to do a job, he should just do that job.
“But if you’re being paid to do the job, do the job. You have to honor the job description; if not, you’re a fraud or stealing money. You can’t fake your way doing this. You either do it or you don’t,” said Cashman.
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The shortstop’s relationship with GM never recovered. Although it was the same case with his once best friend Alex Rodriguez, the two are now on good terms after more than a decade of rivalry.
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