Long before Derek Jeter retired after the 2014 MLB season, he was in a heated contract dispute with the New York Yankees. At the time, team GM Brian Cashman was playing hardball, not wanting to pay big money to a declining star with limited defensive range. He spared no emotions during the negotiations and even told the Yankees captain that he would rather have Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop.
“Sometimes honesty hurts. But if you’re paid to do a job, do the job,” Cashman said in the SI story. “You have to honor the job description; if not, you’re a fraud or stealing money.