Jeter and Yankees at an impasse

[Eja117]

Apparently he wants a minimum 4 year deal, preferably 5 or 6, and they're only offering 3.

How bad would you love to see him on the Red Sox just to crush the little hearts of young Yankee fans and stick it to the Steinbrener family?

I would rate that a 10 on a scale from 1 to 10

[GreenEnvy]

As a die-hard Yankee fan since I was 10 years old, having grown up watching Jeter's entire career, I would not be crushed in the least if he leaves.

As cold as it may sound, he has become so overhyped by the media and Yankee fans. His defense has never been that great (atleast not multiple gold glove good). His situational hitting has gone downhill. He honestly should be moved down in the order but he could be 47 years old batting .129 in August and still batting leadoff or in the two hole on the Yankees.

I say give him the absolute max you think he is worth, all things considered. I say 3yr/$50 million, or a very frontloaded 4/$60M. If he is not on the same page as those offers, I tell him to bring forth his best offer from another team and then I will reconsider.


I love the guy and what he did for the Yankees, but he should've moved away from short the day ARod came over, and definitely shouldn't be there the next 5 or 6 years. Sign him now, and problems will definitely arise during the latter part of that contract. Where does he go? Center? Corner OF? As long as he is on the team, he needs to play, so you can't even platoon him.

I don't know, the Yankees are stuck between a rock and a hard place on this one. Their best bet is to probably take care of Rivera and go hard at Lee first, then see what happens with DJ (maybe he gets insulted and leaves a la Pettitte....Jeter on the Tigers? Lol). Unfortunately you know the Yankees are gonna give him something absurd like 5/$125M.

[BigDanz2000]

If the Red Sox offered Jeter a 10 Year deal at 20 million a Year, to rename Fenway, Jeterway, to change the the team name from the Boston Red Sox to the Boston Dereks, let him choose any color to wear on game day, even if it does not match.  Decide all business operations from the top down, even getting rid of fenway franks and replacing them with Derek Dogs, taking down the Pesky Pole and in its place a statue similar to that of the Statue of Liberty, being built and put there in its place about 200 feet high in solid gold of Derek, Erasing 2004 from the books entirely and call it a government conspiracy, that it never happened, Have the green monster repainted with a nice mural of Babe Ruth, Bucky Dent, Wade Boggs, and Roger Clemens with very dramatic blue and white stripes,  And whatever else could be conjured up to lure him there.  

It would not matter, He would never sign with Boston. Never. Never. Never. Never. Never. Ever. I put my Condo on the line.
Fingers crossed.  

He will be a Yankee.

[MBz]

As a die-hard Yankee fan since I was 10 years old, having grown up watching Jeter's entire career, I would not be crushed in the least if he leaves.

As cold as it may sound, he has become so overhyped by the media and Yankee fans. His defense has never been that great (atleast not multiple gold glove good). His situational hitting has gone downhill. He honestly should be moved down in the order but he could be 47 years old batting .129 in August and still batting leadoff or in the two hole on the Yankees.

I say give him the absolute max you think he is worth, all things considered. I say 3yr/$50 million, or a very frontloaded 4/$60M. If he is not on the same page as those offers, I tell him to bring forth his best offer from another team and then I will reconsider.


I love the guy and what he did for the Yankees, but he should've moved away from short the day ARod came over, and definitely shouldn't be there the next 5 or 6 years. Sign him now, and problems will definitely arise during the latter part of that contract. Where does he go? Center? Corner OF? As long as he is on the team, he needs to play, so you can't even platoon him.

I don't know, the Yankees are stuck between a rock and a hard place on this one. Their best bet is to probably take care of Rivera and go hard at Lee first, then see what happens with DJ (maybe he gets insulted and leaves a la Pettitte....Jeter on the Tigers? Lol). Unfortunately you know the Yankees are gonna give him something absurd like 5/$125M.

I agree with a lot of this.  As a Sox fan,  I want him to stay in NY.  His range is terrible, his bat was very average this year.  I guess the Yanks offered him 3 years-15 mil a year.  I'd say that's a pretty fair deal for him as he turns 37 in June.  If the Jeter negotiations turn into something that becomes an issue, it is going to hurt their chances at landing a big time free agent. 

[xmuscularghandix]

As a life long Red Sox fan with the Boston “B” tattooed on me… I will probably cry like a baby when Jeter retires. I’ve said he’s their only player that i like since he was drafted. I don’t want him to leave NY…

BUT

I would like it for the Sox to atlas try and talk to him. Just to stir up the pot.

[toinewalka]

Jeter goes nowhere.  Both sides are just puffing their chests, but I'm sure every talk ends with, "Have a great day, say hi to the family for me."  They will eventually settle on a 4 year deal with a player option or two so he can retire as a Yankee, and the money will be "fair."  They are just posing right now to make sure neither side is really screwed on the contract.  No need to speculate.

[Jeff]

yeah, no chance he goes elsewhere - they can't spend like drunken sailors on the latest toys and then not overpay/reward their franchise guy for his swansong - it'll get done

[pearljammer10]

Apparently he wants a minimum 4 year deal, preferably 5 or 6, and they're only offering 3.

How bad would you love to see him on the Red Sox just to crush the little hearts of young Yankee fans and stick it to the Steinbrener family?

I would rate that a 10 on a scale from 1 to 10

It might just be me...And I'll admit im a mets fan living in new england... but I am under the impression that no one would want Jeter on the Red Sox after countless years of Jeter Swallows Tshirts and what not...

[Fafnir]

They can pay him whatever they want, if the Yankees want to win they need to get him to DH or the OF ASAP. He's becoming an extremely big liability for their infield defense ignore that joke of a Gold Glove award....

[hpantazo]

Apparently he wants a minimum 4 year deal, preferably 5 or 6, and they're only offering 3.

How bad would you love to see him on the Red Sox just to crush the little hearts of young Yankee fans and stick it to the Steinbrener family?

I would rate that a 10 on a scale from 1 to 10

It might just be me...And I'll admit im a mets fan living in new england... but I am under the impression that no one would want Jeter on the Red Sox after countless years of Jeter Swallows Tshirts and what not...

I would love to see him come to boston. He's a class act, a great player, and we would also stick it to the yankees. I would even overpay for him. I rate it an 11.

[Vermont Green]

I am a lifelong Red Sox fan and I hate the Yankees like many on this site but I don't hate them because of Jeter.  I would actually be sad these millionaires (Jeter and Steinbrenners) can't work this out and keep him in NY.

For Jeter to show up in Yankee Stadium in a Red Sox uniform would be a travesty I hope I don't have to witness.

[Chris]

Complete non-story.  Considering the Yankees are likely willing to pay double on a yearly basis what any other team is willing to pay, I think this is just a case of two sides playing hardball, when they know they will be agreeing at some point.

Although I do think it would be incredibly entertaining if the Sox jumped in the mix just to mess with the Yankees.

[MBz]

They can pay him whatever they want, if the Yankees want to win they need to get him to DH or the OF ASAP. He's becoming an extremely big liability for their infield defense ignore that joke of a Gold Glove award....

I'm not sure he would even be a valuable DH at this point.  He only hit .270 with 10 homeruns.  Also, I think the 3 guys in the outfield are better than him.  He's definitely not going to replace Gardner or Swisher and at least Granderson knocked out 25 homeruns last year.  The best position for him is probably first base, but obviously that position is filled.

[Fafnir]

They can pay him whatever they want, if the Yankees want to win they need to get him to DH or the OF ASAP. He's becoming an extremely big liability for their infield defense ignore that joke of a Gold Glove award....

I'm not sure he would even be a valuable DH at this point.  He only hit .270 with 10 homeruns.  Also, I think the 3 guys in the outfield are better than him.  He's definitely not going to replace Gardner or Swisher and at least Granderson knocked out 25 homeruns last year.  The best position for him is probably first base, but obviously that position is filled.

If you're signing him to a deal, you're counting on him bouncing back behind the plate. If he doesn't he won't justify playing every day. If Jeter puts up light hitting defensive SS numbers, without the defensive contributions he'll be an anchor on the franchise going forward.

Positionally A-Rod is probably the prototypical DH going forward for the Yankees, but I think he'll be better at 3B than Jeter would going forward.

If they must keep Jeter then they need to get him out of the infield one way or the other. Unless they don't mind giving up all those extra runs....

[greenpride32]

I don't see Jeter getting an offer anywhere close to what the Yankeees are offering.