The unique structure of the agreement for Lore and Rodriguez to begin as limited partners and assume majority control over the course of several years took some of the pressure off the situation. They were in no position to make any sweeping changes or promises right away, and Garnett wasn’t in a hurry to engage while Taylor was still calling the shots. Rather than trying to rush the process, Lore and Rodriguez set about trying to earn Garnett’s trust over the long haul. “In many ways, he’s our Babe Ruth for the Yankees, right?” Rodriguez said. “So it was important to start kind of going down a path of mending a relationship.”
