MLB:”Evil Empire” – Yankees owner likes new Yankees status:”People again worried”

The New York Yankees have always been known as Evil Empire. But the same thing has been slumbering in recent years – until the trade for Giancarlo Stanton, who brought the Yankees back to the map. The owner of the team, Hal Steinbrenner, meanwhile enjoys the new look at his franchise, though not the infamous nickname.

In an interview with Newsday, Steinbrenner, officially the Managing General Partner, revealed:”Nobody loves Star Wars more than me. I grew up with it. I remember seeing that movie at the movies in 1977.”

As for Evil Empire, he says,”I don’t think much about the nickname. But I’ll tell you one thing, it means that you’re relevant again when people start again. People are again worried about us.”

Steinbrenner also spoke about the Stanton trade, where the Yankees will have to pay 265 of the remaining $295 million in salary for the outfielder, if he does not leave after 2020:”This is a big contract, a lot of money and we already have a few outfielders”, was his first reaction after his general manager Brian Cashman informed him about the possibility of such an exchange deal. But:”I was very interested in the idea, because if you have the chance to get a player like him, you have to look at it.”

Regarding the financial aspect, Steinbrenner remarked:”Everyone started again:’ The Yankees are going crazy again’, but Starlin Castro was in the deal. And a few days later, we traded Chase Headley, so it didn’t really make a difference.”

In addition, Steinbrenner had a message for those who are expecting a great shopping expedition for people like Bryce Harper or Manny Machado next winter:”If you have young players who deserve a chance, it’s my philosophy that you give them a chance and then look ahead.”

However, the son of the former owner of the franchise known as “Boss”, George M. Steinbrenner III, a:”Of course, you won’t have a great young player for every position, so you’ll be active in the free agent market. And we always will be. But if we already have players who are ready, we won’t necessarily leave them in Triple-A because we’d rather have a mature option.”

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