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Yankees considering "non-disparagement" clause in future contracts
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Amid the fallout from Joe Torre and Tom Verducci's book, "The Yankee Years," the New York Yankees are considering requiring players and managers to sign "non-disparagement clauses" as part of future contracts, Newsday reports.
An anonymous Yankee official told the newspaper that some members of the front office already must sign confidentiality agreements to protect "proprietary knowledge of our business model." The "non-disparagement clause" would be intended to ensure any future books about the team are "positive in tone," and "do not breach the sanctity of the clubhouse," the source said.
Members of the team and front office are said to feel betrayed by the book, according to several reports. Some of the book's most critical material involves star Alex Rodriguez, as well as GM Brian Cashman not speaking up on Torre's behalf at meetings in October 2007 that led to Torre's departure from the team.
"Up to now, we have always operated our employer-employee relationships on a basis of trust," the official told Newsday. "But we never expected what we got from Joe. We may have to get a little tougher on this issue."
An anonymous Yankee official told the newspaper that some members of the front office already must sign confidentiality agreements to protect "proprietary knowledge of our business model." The "non-disparagement clause" would be intended to ensure any future books about the team are "positive in tone," and "do not breach the sanctity of the clubhouse," the source said.
Members of the team and front office are said to feel betrayed by the book, according to several reports. Some of the book's most critical material involves star Alex Rodriguez, as well as GM Brian Cashman not speaking up on Torre's behalf at meetings in October 2007 that led to Torre's departure from the team.
"Up to now, we have always operated our employer-employee relationships on a basis of trust," the official told Newsday. "But we never expected what we got from Joe. We may have to get a little tougher on this issue."
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