This week, MLB free agency has been booming, and organizations across the nation have been making moves to enhance their roster for the upcoming season. This year is also special because there are a lot of elite players in the free agency market. Other organizations such as the Mets, Tigers, and Rangers have been making big moves to acquire some of the big names. However, the Yankees have been relatively quiet, which is strange because this part of the offseason is their main moment to improve the team, especially in the shortstop category.
New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres has been underperforming, and with all the elite shortstops looking to sign with a new organization, the Yankees have been in the market for an elite player such as Corey Seager, Trevor Story, or more recently, Carlos Correa.
Carlos Correa is a great fielder and hitter, and would definitely be a great addition to the Yankees lineup. However, some of his actions and words in the past have given him an untrustworthy reputation among Yankees fans. Correa shut the Yankees down in competition during an intense playoff series back in 2019, so Yankees fans have disliked him for years. More recently, Correa spoke to the media about how former star shortstop and hall of famer Derek Jeter should be stripped of his Gold Glove awards. These words came as a shock to Yankees fans because Derek Jeter is the most legendary shortstop in the franchise’s history. Correa’s willingness to disrespect a hall of famer in order to make himself look better backfired and did not sit well with baseball fans.
For this reason, it makes me think about how organizations feel about Correa and his attitude. Are the Yankees hesitant to sign Correa because he is a PR risk? Is the team afraid that he will give the Yankees a bad reputation, and that fans will be upset with Correa playing in Derek Jeter’s position, who he outright disrespected just a couple months ago?
Organizations must look out for themselves in order to prevent bad reputations and crisis communications situations. If Correa is unable to hold back his ego when speaking to the media, maybe he is not the right fit for a classy organization that keeps a good reputation with all of its’ publics.
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