{"id":10879,"date":"2012-08-04T09:58:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T13:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2012\/08\/nick-swisher-and-yankee-hr-strategies.html"},"modified":"2012-08-04T09:58:39","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T13:58:39","slug":"nick-swisher-and-yankee-hr-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2012\/08\/nick-swisher-and-yankee-hr-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Swisher and Yankee HR Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Swisher is my least favorite Yankee. He is to me the John Cena of the Yankees &#8211; the girls and the kids love him but guys hate him.<\/p>\n<p>Swisher looks lost at times in the outfield. Last night, however, he made a sliding catch and the announcers made it sound like he was Willie Mays.<\/p>\n<p>When the Yankees traded for Ichiro, they said that Ichiro would not play in right field although he is a much better fielder. Even Brian Cashman, the Yankees GM, got into the act and said that he didn&#8217;t want to &#8220;shake up the chemistry&#8221; by moving Swisher from RF.<\/p>\n<p>Swisher was injured for over 7 days, yet the Yankees didn&#8217;t put him on the DL, and released a faster, more agile outfielder in DeWayne Wise when they could have utilized the roster spot and kept Wise around.<\/p>\n<p>To me, this is a pattern of favoritism. Over and over, the Yankees have made exceptions for this guy and to me it is the start of something that does not have a good ending. Because he is a &#8220;fan favorite&#8221;, they coddle him and make exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t blame Swisher for this, I blame management. And much like in business, when management plays favor of one person over another, it leads to chaos.<\/p>\n<p>So Nick, sorry, but I hope you sign with another team next year. 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