{"id":1742573,"date":"2022-11-17T08:03:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T13:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1742573"},"modified":"2022-11-17T12:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:49:32","slug":"she-said-offers-powerful-snapshot-of-harvey-weinsteins-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-said-offers-powerful-snapshot-of-harvey-weinsteins-downfall\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShe Said\u201d Offers Powerful Snapshot of Harvey Weinstein\u2019s Downfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshe-said-offers-powerful-snapshot-of-harvey-weinsteins-downfall%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1742573&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Aaron Judge remains a free agent, but the Yankees made their first strike of the offseason Tuesday, keeping Anthony Rizzo in The Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees brought back the 33-year-old Rizzo on a two-year, $34 million deal with a $17 million club option in the third year that includes a $6 million buyout.<\/p>\n<p>After hitting 32 homers in his first full season as a Yankee, Rizzo opted out of the second year of the two-year, $32 million deal he signed during the spring and rejected the team\u2019s qualifying offer worth $19.65 million.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll get a raise and an extra year, as the Yankees try to keep Rizzo and Judge together after the duo helped lead their lineup.<\/p>\n<p>There was outside interest in Rizzo \u2014 The Athletic reported he was a main target of the Astros \u2014 but the Yankees didn\u2019t take long to make their move.<\/p>\n<p>Before the signing was announced, managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner expressed the team\u2019s desire to retain Rizzo, who was acquired at the 2021 trade deadline.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rizzo-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rizzo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Rizzo at bat during Game 1 of the ALDS in October 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24664882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rizzo-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rizzo-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rizzo-2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Anthony Rizzo at bat during Game 1 of the ALDS in October 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And Steinbrenner added he couldn\u2019t wait for Judge to decide to make other significant moves to the roster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm I going to make moves before we\u2019re able to, in my opinion, sign Aaron?\u201d Steinbrenner said. \u201cYeah, that\u2019s not going to stop me from signing other people. We\u2019ve got to make the moves. It\u2019s all about who\u2019s going to come off the board. Some guys are going to come off the board sooner than others, and if it\u2019s somebody we feel we need, then I\u2019ve got to make the decision to continue to improve the club and not just hold back until we figure out Aaron.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having led the Cubs to the 2016 World Series title, Rizzo is the only current Yankee to have won a championship and the Yankees valued that experience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rizzo-1-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rizzo-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo (48) reacts after the final out of the game against the Cleveland Guardians during the ninth inning in game five of the ALDS on Oct. 18, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24664619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rizzo-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rizzo-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/rizzo-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo (48) reacts after the final out of the game against the Cleveland Guardians during the ninth inning in game five of the ALDS on Oct. 18, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Rizzo hit well throughout the season, tying a career-high in home runs and finishing with his best OPS (.817) since 2019, he was sidelined by lower-back tightness on several occasions in the second half \u2014 including a stint on the 10-day IL in September after he suffered headaches following an epidural.<\/p>\n<p>But he remained the second-best hitter in the lineup, behind only Judge.<\/p>\n<p>And while Judge struggled in the playoffs, Rizzo (with a .964 OPS) joined Harrison Bader (1.262) as the only Yankees to hit consistently in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other holes the Yankees have to fill \u2014 besides Judge in right field \u2014 is left field, as Andrew Benintendi is a free agent, Aaron Hicks lost his job and has three years and $30 million remaining on his deal and Oswaldo Cabrera has little experience.<\/p>\n<p>Steinbrenner, speaking Tuesday at the owners meetings at MLB headquarters in Midtown, said the team would also look to improve the bullpen, because key relievers from last year, like Chad Green (now a free agent) and Scott Effross are not options, and Michael King may miss time due to elbow issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge remains a free agent, but the Yankees made their first strike of the offseason Tuesday, keeping Anthony Rizzo in The Bronx. 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