Yankees offer Jeter $46m for 3

MCMLVTopps

Which comes to a bit more than $94k per game for 486 games. Not too shabby for playing baseball for about 6 months.

Like I said earlier, Jeter is going NOWHERE but Yankee stadium. Thirty six years old or not, he can still play, the fans love him and he is a draw at the box office.

Goot

They offered that a while ago. Reports have since said that he wants at least 4 years for at least $20 mill per year. We'll see if he gets it.

vladguerrero

mental

CEOBIDMC

for his declining skill set he worth 1/3 of what they are offering.

Sean1125

Whoever's pockets permit....

I'd like to play a few games for him

DeutscherGeist

An argument can be made that his skills are declining somewhat. Salaries don't always correspond to that, especially with long established fan favorites. He is a ticket draw, so that is also considered, not strictly playing skills. A lot of star veterans make more $$ later in their careers than in the beginning. However, if they hang around too much, then they may offer a much lower salary with limited playing time--but then those players cannot do it full time anyway.

Jeter can still play full time. If his injuries and pains are under good control, he can still bring in the numbers he usually does. His skills are there, its more about the body staying healtly. When you approach your late thirties, it takes longer to warm up and recover from minor injuries. Those minor injuries won't put you on the DL, but it makes playing uncomfortable and would eventually warrant a day off for rest.

Its wonderful that we will soon have another member of the 3000 hits club. He has an outside shot at 4000 hits. Since he is planning to play another 4 years, he can conceivably reach over 3500 hits. Then we have to see if a 40 year old Jeter can play a few more years....

KeepItWarm

I love how his gestures and gyrations at the plate get more extreme as he ages.

You've gotta love it when he jack-knives his body out of the way of a steamer right down the pipe.

Keep him, Yankees! PLEASE!

bking

<< <i>An argument can be made that his skills are declining somewhat. Salaries don't always correspond to that, especially with long established fan favorites. He is a ticket draw, so that is also considered, not strictly playing skills. A lot of star veterans make more $$ later in their careers than in the beginning. However, if they hang around too much, then they may offer a much lower salary with limited playing time--but then those players cannot do it full time anyway.

Jeter can still play full time. If his injuries and pains are under good control, he can still bring in the numbers he usually does. His skills are there, its more about the body staying healtly. When you approach your late thirties, it takes longer to warm up and recover from minor injuries. Those minor injuries won't put you on the DL, but it makes playing uncomfortable and would eventually warrant a day off for rest.

Its wonderful that we will soon have another member of the 3000 hits club. He has an outside shot at 4000 hits. Since he is planning to play another 4 years, he can conceivably reach over 3500 hits. Then we have to see if a 40 year old Jeter can play a few more years.... >>



Well, we know he won't lose any range as he ages through this deal, since he has so little to begin with.

FFStinger

<< <i>You've gotta love it when he jack-knives his body out of the way of a steamer right down the pipe. >>



best post ever

Tabe

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<< <i>You've gotta love it when he jack-knives his body out of the way of a steamer right down the pipe. >>



best post ever >>


I'm more a fan of the "ow, ow, that hurt, holy crap, my hand is killing me" dance that accompanies NOT getting hit by a pitch.

Tabe

jeffcbay

As a Yankee and Jeter HATER, I say he's worth every penny to the Yankees organization. He's means much more to the franchise than simple stats. If the Yankees can't come to a contract agreement with Jeter, and he ends up playing for another team, it would be a travesty to the Yankees and the sport that I love.

GoDodgersFan

The Yankees made a reasonable offer to Jeter and you can't punish them for not providing a 4/5 yeat deal in the
20+ million range. The sticking point is Arod's contract of a few years ago where the Yankees clearly made a
huge mistake.

I am a Jeter fan, and he is free to test the market and find offers that are far less than 46M for 3.

Mickey71

Isn't Texas paying for a portion of the Arod deal?

bking

<< <i>Isn't Texas paying for a portion of the Arod deal? >>



Not any more. When he tore up his deal a couple of years back and resigned with the Yankees, the Rangers were off the hook except for deferred money owed.

swartz1

where is the love for someone who just won a gold glove?

Tabe

<< <i>where is the love for someone who just won a gold glove? >>


Pretty much everyone recognizes that that Gold Glove was a joke - he had a horrible year defensively as his range is pretty much shot. He about 200 fewer chances in the field than the league leaders - a pretty huge number considering he had about 550 total chances.

Tabe

CNote

Saying Jeter has an outside shot of getting 4,000 hits is like saying McGwire has an outside shot of getting in the HOF on the next vote.

CEOBIDMC

any contract over 3 years is a joke, any contract paying him 8 figures is also a joke. That gold glove and ANY gold glove Jeter has ever one, also a joke.

twiley

<< <i>Saying Jeter has an outside shot of getting 4,000 hits is like saying McGwire has an outside shot of getting in the HOF on the next vote. >>



Spoken like a true DB

bking

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<< <i>Isn't Texas paying for a portion of the Arod deal? >>



Not any more. When he tore up his deal a couple of years back and resigned with the Yankees, the Rangers were off the hook except for deferred money owed. >>



To clarify, I'm 90% sure he got all his deferred money paid up as part of the Rangers' bankruptcy.