Picture it, a Derek Jeter homecoming but not as the face of the Yankees on the field. No, now he would be the face of the front office and why not? In case you missed it (and I don't know how you could), Jeter and the Miami Marlins have parted ways, read more HERE. He is no longer CEO and shareholder to the team and he is looking for a job.
So please...let this man come home. He wants to be in the baseball world and he could do that back home in New York. Here's how it could happen....
There could be a new job opening soon, and if the Yankees are smart they should consider Jeter to be the Yankees next General Manager. I said it and it's possible. The Yankees should walk away from Brian Cashman when his contract expires at the end of the season (whenever that season starts). If the Yankees come up short again this season they shouldn't even blink an eye. They should just move on. We are in a long drought and 2009 feels like a different lifetime. Working in New York comes with high expectations which Cashman has not met. It's time to stop sticking with Cashman out of loyalty, it is time for a change.
And Jeter can bring that change and he has already proven that. He has sent four seasons rebuilding the Marlins after making some very unpopular decisions. It was crazy to watch him trade away Giancarlo Stanton the face of the Marlins and then dump Marcell Ozuna and J.T. Realmuto but the Marlins have rebuilt and are poised for a brighter future. Well, they were who knows what happens to them now. Either way, after four seasons Jeter's decisions helped the Marlins make the playoffs in a Covid-shortened 2020 season and even won a postseason series. They even finished 2020 with a 3.96ERA ranking the as the 11th best pitching staff. The Marlins also have a healthy farm system with several promising prospects and are ranked as the fourth best farm system.
I'm not a big Cashman fan and I know I'm not the only person with that opinion. I believe everything happens for a reason and I think this is that sign. The baseball gods are telling Hal Steinbrenner to bring Jeter home....it's time.
Make the move, Hal.
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