New York Yankees: Even in new ownership role, Derek Jeter is still a savage

New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter will always be known as an outstanding baseball player. But, as he transitions into a front office role with the Marlins, he remains all about winning and business.

One of the reasons why Derek Jeter was such a legend with the New York Yankees was because of his enigma.

Rarely were there ever stories about him doing odd stuff off the field, him being a poor role model, or him really not being perfect for that matter.

Few players in Yankees history did it with the class and respect to the game and all facets of it quite like the Former Yankee captain.

One of the things I always liked the most about Derek Jeter as a player was that he was always all about baseball.

Everyone knew how much he loved the game of baseball, the team he played for, and the product on the field.

Heck, one the reasons he retired was because he knew he could no longer play at a high level and was becoming a liability to his team.

Well, Derek Jeter seems to be acting more or less the same in his new role with the Miami Marlins are one of the owners.

In fact, he might even be of a baseball savage in his new role than he was a player for the fabled New York franchise.

In an article by Mark W. Sanchez (perfect name for a New York sportswriter) on the New York Post, he talked about what it was like for a former Marlins executive to be fired by the Yankee legend himself.

David Samson, who was part of the group that was in charge of the sale of the Marlins, and someone who has been in the game for decades with ex-Expos/Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria dating back to 2002, opened up in the article about how Jeter got the team.

Here is what Samson told Sanchez, through the Miami Herald:

"“I was led to believe I would be retained but it was not relevant in the process, There were direct conversations about me staying, but I knew [Jeter] was doing it to curry favor to think it would help him get the team. I assured him being the highest bidder was the only thing that would help him get the team.”"

Jeter essentially knew who he had to be nice too. Much like he always so professional around the New York media, his teammates, etc.

Jeter took over the Marlins with a bang. He fired some of the longest-tenured employees the Marlins had, almost without a trace.

Samson then went on to add this, about Jeter’s potential approach to running the team:

"“And when you’re a former player, a future Hall of Famer, you assume you know how to do it all. And maybe he does, maybe he doesn’t, but he certainly doesn’t need me and that was it.”"

I think that is a fair assessment of how Jeter will be doing things. Even since Jeter took over the Marlins, he has made a lot of wild moves.

The Marlins now have new uniforms, a new logo, and traded the last two NL MVP’s away to playoff teams in Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich respectively.

It seems like Jeter is coming off as the bad guy in this situation, but that is not the case.

Jeter always did whatever it took to win as a player, whether it was uncanny commitment, or literally diving into the stands, he seems to be doing the same in Miami.

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After all, things were bad in Miami before he arrived. Even after he retired from the Yankees he left them in a decent place with a lot of young talent coming in after he left.

Derek Jeter has earned the right to do things his way as an owner.

If his approach to be all about baseball and knowing what it takes to win worked as a player on the Yankees, this approach will probably work for the Miami Marlins.

Derek Jeter has earned the right to be trusted when it comes to building a baseball team. He was the game of baseball for years as a player, with a top organization.

If he fails, oh well, he will still be a Yankees legend. You have to respect his ambition to stay in the game and take on the role of a head guy here.

Derek Jeter is still a savage. He just loves the game of baseball so much, he didn’t care about burning any bridges he didn’t see would get him back to the top.

Derek Jeter is not all about being a businessman. He is all about business, man.

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