Posada asks Marlins fans to trust process & his buddy Jeter
Jorge Posada borrowed a favorite phrase from Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid when asked about the growing criticism leveled at Posada’s good friend and former Yankee teammate Derek Jeter, now the owner of the Marlins baseball team: Trust the process.
“He’s getting very bad publicity, but he’s trying to do everything he can to make that team better,” Posada said of Jeter, the Marlins’ chief executive officer, in reference to the team’s fire sale. “Criticism is tough to see, because he’s trying to do everything he can to make the organization a winning organization. I see some frustrated fans. But they’ve got to understand that it’s a process.”
Besides Giancarlo Stanton, Jeter has traded away Christian Yelich (to Milwaukee), Dee Gordon (to Seattle) and Marcell Ozuna (to St. Louis), and has jettisoned nearly all the vestiges of the previous regime, when Jeffrey Loria was owner.
“It’s got to take time — the Astros did it, Chicago (Cubs) did it. I think it’s just people frustrated to see their players go,” said Posada. “Just got to wait a little bit. I think (Jeter) likes to prove people wrong. He’s up to a challenge. He loves challenges. This is another challenge in his life.”
Posada, another Munson honoree, said that he would consider working for Jeter if offered a position, but that any job would have to be limited in travel.
“I like being home (in Miami),” said Posada.