Yankees handed ‘Evil Empire’ label to Dodgers, according to New York Yankees, who hosted a fundraiser after surrendering…..
On Wednesday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was officially announced as a Dodger, and for WPIX11 sports anchor and WFAN presenter Marc Malusis, it was a sign that the Yankees’ “Death Star” was finally receding.
On Thursday, Malusis began the broadcast by bemoaning what he considers to be the Yankees organization. A team so concerned with winning that they’d never let Yamamoto take his talents somewhere else than the Bronx.
“The Yankees used to be known as the ‘Evil Empire’ in Major League Baseball,” Malusis stated on WFAN, according to Audacy. “That they would go above and above. That having stars in the Bronx was crucial to George Steinbrenner. There was a sense that this group would go above and beyond to win. That is no longer true.”
On December 7, the Yankees traded five players for Juan Soto and Trent Grisham: Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito, Kyle Higashioka, Michael King, and Randy Vásquez. Alex Verdugo was also purchased from the Red Sox in exchange for Richard Fitts, Nicholas Judice, and.
They have the highest opening-day roster value in MLB at $268.6 million.
According to Brendan Kuty of The Athletic, Cot’s Baseball Contracts still offered Yamamoto $300.
However, the 25-year-old Japanese ace, who inked a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers, argues that he “probably” would have signed with Los Angeles even if the best player in baseball, Shohei Ohtani, hadn’t already done so.
The reason for this is that the Dodgers are more prepared to win now. This, according to Malusis, is what the Yankees lack.
“When you look around [Yankee Stadium] and think about the pennants and championships that have been won, that is the ultimate goal.” “That is how you will be judged,” he explained.
“[The Dodgers] have a slew of superstars… Go up and down like a series of stars. The Dodgers, because of the money they spent and their aggressiveness. They have become the new ‘Evil Empire.'”