Failed minor leaguer that blames Derek Jeter sues Yankees and loses

Former minor leaguer Garrison Lassiter attempted to sue the Yankees for $34 million because, according to him, the organization did not nurture his talents as to protect Derek Jeter.

Did you know that you can be really bad at your job, never advance because of your inadequacies and still attempt to sue your former employer because it’s all their fault?! As ludicrous as this sounds, it’s precisely what former Yankees minor leaguer Garrison Lassiter tried and failed to do in a court of law.

In the lawsuit dismissed last May, Lassiter, who never playing above High-A, claims that because Derek Jeter was afraid of competition and essentially ran the organization, the Yankees prevented him from achieving his maximum ability and reaching the major leagues.

As Brendan Kuty of NJ.com wrote, Lassiter sent letter after letter to Major League Baseball, blaming the Yanks because in order “to protect the career of Derek Jeter,” the organization didn’t play him enough and demoted him unfairly.

"“I cannot get on the field due to the New York Yankees trying to control my career,” he wrote in all caps to several major league teams, looking for deals that never came. “I’m the only Baseball Player that will stand up to the New York Yankees,” he added in the final page of the document, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.More from Yankees NewsBaseball Reference proves Yankees’ Aaron Judge lives rent free in BostonYankees’ Clay Holmes trade just became even bigger disaster for PiratesMets stealing New York Post’s entire Yankees offseason plan is hilariousYankees add to championship core with Wilmer Difo signingAaron Judge’s ‘breadcrumbs’ showed he was never leaving Yankees, has more moves in mind"

Suing “for the interference and lost years,” Lassiter made a “guesstimate,” that he was owed $34 million because, as an athlete, he is a combination of Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager and one-time Yankee pitching prospect turned NFL backup quarterback Brandon Weeden.

Since Seager has earned $17.4 million and Weeden, $11.5 million after a five-year run in the NFL, Lassiter wanted that plus another $5.6 million for a failed basketball career.

Wait, does anyone else think that maybe, the world missed out on the greatest three-sport star of all time? No? OK, moving on.

Chief District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder quickly dismissed Lassiter’s suit, stating that the case was “lacking any federal question raised in the complaint and having already determined that diversity jurisdiction does not exist, the court is unable to further adjudicate Lassiter’s claims.”

A 27th round pick in 2008 out of a North Carolina high school, Lassiter played five seasons of minor league ball, hitting just .244/.326/.302 with four home runs and 75 RBIs in 235 games — but yeah, that’s comparable to Seager who was in the majors by age 21 and won the 2016 NL Rookie of the Year Award.

Following the 2012 season, the Yankees released Lassiter. He next attempted to play football at the University of Miami. After a redshirt season, Lassiter was dismissed from the program in 2014.

Sadly, Lassiter, 30, who is now reportedly living out of his car, spent the entire $675k signing bonus that the Yanks gave him in 2008, to put himself through law school. Here’s hoping Lassiter puts that degree to good use somewhere down the line.