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He is a piece of shit, I have said this his whole career
Only singed autographs for kids if he ahd to, never went out of his way
JERKOFF
No one cares if he signs or not, seats will be fullComment -
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio ?Comment -
I like what the Yankees are doing, but they will end up raising the offer....Just like when A-Rod opted out and the yankees said that they wouldn't re-sign him if he did.Comment -
no they won't. they might come up a little but cashman has put his foot in the ground. if jeter thinks he is getting anywhere near 150 for 6 he better start looking for another team or start filling out those retirement papers. no way he gets more than a 4yr deal for 70 million.Comment -
i cant believe that he expects to get 25 mil per year. jeters sucks A-rod..he should just take less money and sign with the giants for a chance at another world series.Comment -
Even at $15M Jeter would be the highest paid ( and oldest) SS.
Greed and Jeter…Wow…
by John Zakour
I hate to say this but currently ex-Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter is acting greedy. I didn’t think it would come to this, but it has. Jeter is insulted by a contract offering him 15 million a year for the next three years. That 15 million would make Jeter who is currently the highest paid shortstop in the game, still the highest paid shortstop in the game. The problem (from Jeter’s eyes) is it is a cut in salary and I guess he is having a hard time swallowing it. But really he shouldn’t, the Yankees are over paying basically because he’s Jeter and they are the Yankees.
Let’s look at some numbers. Troy Tulowizki, Rockies his WAR is 6.4, salary $3.5 million, age 26. Stephen Drew, Diamondbacks his WAR 5.1, salary $3.4 million, age 27. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins his WAR 4.4, salary $7 million, age 26. Alexel Ramirez White Sox, his WAR 3.8, Salary $1.2 million, age 29. Cliff Pennington, A’s, his WAR 3.7, salary $405K, age 26. Alex Gonzalez Braves, his WAR 3.7, salary $2.75 million, age 33. Juan Uribe, Giants, his WAR 3.2, salary $3.25 million, age 31. Jose Reyes, Mets, his WAR 2.8, salary $9.37 million, age 27. Derek Jeter, Yankees, his WAR 2.5, age 36, salary was making $22 million, looking for more than $15 million a year.
Jeter was by WAR the 9th best shortstop in baseball last year. He is older by at least 4 years than any of the eight shortstops ranked above him. Salarywise he was paid way more than any other shortstop in baseball and still would be the highest paid shortstop in baseball (by far) at 15 million. Problem for Jeter is 15 million is less than 22 million so Jeter and his camp consider the pay cut an insult. Time for them to get over themselves. Jeter was paid handsomely in the past. The Yankees are willing to pay him handsomely now and for a few years in the future. Take the offer and be happy playing in the biggest media center in baseball still making more money than any other player in your position.Comment -
Yankees should rescind the 15 mil offer
watch him bat .250. lol.Comment -
25 Million for Hanley Ramirez or Troy Trolowiski but the 9th best short stop statistically last year that's 36 years old? I hope hope hope the yankees don't sign him and send his ass a message.Comment -
I just feel like Derek Jeter tries to be "good" or have a "good guy image" for just that... Image. It's about image and all that for some greater good... most likely money and so people say nice things about him to stroke his ego.
I like A-Rod more. He wants to win. He wants to do good. He messes up sometimes. He takes defeat and losing personal. He gets fired up and shows some emotion. He wants to be the best and make the most money... He doesn't hide it.
Jeter... Just captain goodie two shoes when the cameras are on him.Comment -
They should sign jeter for whatever he wants then just send his ass down to triple AComment -
ny is dumb to pay him so much. Other ss's better out there.Comment -
i don't like arod more. its just jeter's not my guy. i'm a bigger yankee fan than anyone. season ticket holder. i just never really liked jeter that much. done some questionable things in his career. early on yankees had a couple bench clearing brawls and he wanted nothing to do with getting in the mix. hung out behind second base laughing it up with a couple pussies from the other team that didnt want to get involved either. and then when the toronto guy put him out for the year with that injury at third base he basically said he thought the guy did it deliberately and it was a cheap shot. which was bs. supposedly guy tried to reach him to apologize and he wouldnt even take the guys call. and then when the fans were booing the crap out of arod in the beginning of his yanks career jeter wouldnt come to his defense. but meanwhile had giambi's back every chance he could with the whole steroid thing. guy is as phony as they come.Comment -
He'll retire before he leaves the pinstripes. I don't see it happening.Comment -
I think jeter and gayrod are manloversComment -
f\*\*k anything in the past w/ Jeter, the Yankees organization looks to the future. If the old man doesn't want 15x 3-4 he can get bent.Comment -
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I like A-Rod, he has his flaws but he's a human... Jeter is the kind of guy that wants to do the right thing when the cameras are on him. I agree, I don't see him being a teammate that will get down and fight with you. It means a lot to have guys on your team that are with you win or lose.
Jeter never defended A-Rod when the public was against him, Jeter doesn't want to share the spotlight, he wants to be #1, not by being building the biggest sandcastle but by knocking down somebody elses.
He got injured and the other guy tried to reach out to him but Jeter is a pussy.
The media tries to hype him up, but we could see through the BS that he's a phony. **** him, I'll be pissed if they do try to resign hm. Don't give him 1 penny over what was offered even though he doesn't even deserve that.Comment -
How much of this is actually Jeter though? I mean his agent is probably playing a big part in this shit.
"Hey Jeter, ya dude obv u can get max in NY no worries let me handle this shizz."
"thx bro cause obv i not leaving NY so get me the most u can"
"ok ill gun for the 6y/150mill and continually reject their counter offers until it gets to the wire"
Jeter will probably take what ever the **** NYC is willing to give him when push comes to shove.Comment -
jeter resigns and comes back to New York.Comment -
Wish they would offer him $5m as a Yanks fan. Not even worth that.Comment -
Yanks not budging and actually laughing at Jeter
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Yanks should pull the offer they have out there imho.Comment -
The Yanks should start looking at who else is available and talk with them. Looking over this list of guys playing 2B, SS, and 3B.....there should be somebody available that can play a decent SS.
Who would you guys say looks like a good replacement ?
I'd love to see them sign somebody and drop Jeter ! Where would he wind up and for how much money ?
Potential Free Agents for 2011
The following players have contracts expiring or should have the six years of service necessary to become free agents after the 2010 season.
* - player whose current contract includes 2011 option
Player Club
First Basemen
Lance Berkman NYY *
Russell Branyan SEA
Adam Dunn WAS
Jason Giambi COL
Troy Glaus ATL
Aubrey Huff SF
Nick Johnson NYY *
Paul Konerko CWS
Mark Kotsay CWS
Derrek Lee ATL
Adam LaRoche ARZ
Mike Lowell BOS
David Ortiz BOS *
Lyle Overbay TOR
Carlos Pena TB
Mike Sweeney PHI
Jim Thome MIN
Ty Wigginton BAL
Second Basemen
Willie Bloomquist CIN
David Eckstein SD
Mark Ellis OAK *
Orlando Hudson MIN
Adam Kennedy WAS
Akinori Iwamura OAK
Jose Lopez SEA *
Julio Lugo BAL
Kaz Matsui COL
Aaron Miles STL
Shortstops
Orlando Cabrera CIN *
Craig Counsell MIL
Alex Gonzalez ATL *
Cristian Guzman TEX
J.J. Hardy MIN
Jerry Hairston Jr. SD
Omar Infante ATL *
Cesar Izturis BAL
Derek Jeter NYY
Jhonny Peralta DET *
Edgar Renteria SF *
Jose Reyes NYM *
Jimmy Rollins PHI *
Juan Uribe SF
Ramon Vazquez HOU
Chris Woodward SEA
Third Basemen
Garrett Atkins FA
Adrian Beltre BOS *
Geoff Blum HOU
Miguel Cairo CIN
Jorge Cantu TEX
Eric Chavez OAK *
Pedro Feliz STL
Bill Hall BOS *
Brandon Inge DET
Maicer Izturis LAA
Melvin Mora COL
Nick Punto MIN *
Aramis Ramirez CHC *
Miguel Tejada SD
Chad Tracy FLA
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Uribe would have been nice for $7M a year. 24 HR/ 85 RBI
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Juan Uribe won't be back to help the Giants defend their World Series crown.
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By Robert Deutsch, USAT
Barely one month removed from hitting one of the biggest home runs in San Francisco Giants history, Juan Uribe is set to leave the World Series champions and join their arch rivals.
Uribe has agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, as first reported by ESPN, leaving a void in the Giants infield and ensuring that the band of brothers manager Bruce Bochy dubbed "castoffs and misfits" will have a decidedly different look in 2011.
Uribe in many ways exemplified the 2010 Giants in that his statistics were by some measures pedestrian -- a .248 batting average, a .310 on-base percentage -- but his sense of timing was impeccable. His 24 homers and 85 RBI provided offensive punch during a season in which third baseman Pablo Sandoval and shortstop Edgar Renteria were ineffective, injured or both.
Uribe's value grew in the playoffs. In Game 4 of the NL Championship Series, his sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Giants a 6-5 win and a commanding 3-1 series lead. After the Phillies sent the NLCS back to Philadelphia with a Game 5 win, Uribe ensured it would go no further. His solo homer in the top of the eighth inning of Game 6 gave the Giants a 3-2 lead and they held on for their first pennant since 1989.
Now, they must hustle to fill the voids left in his absence. Sandoval, who slumped to a .268 average in 2010, is spending the winter under the Giants' watchful eye in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the hope that his weight stays down and his average goes up in 2011. The re-sigining of Aubrey Huff means the veteran may see some time at third, particularly if first base prospect Brandon Belt bashes his way to the major league roster.
As for shortstop, with Renteria's return questionable at best, the Giants have been identified as a likely landing spot for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett, who is arbitration-eligible.
And what of the Dodgers? Spending a reported $22 million on a .248-hitting infielder may not be the quickest route back to the top of the NL West. But Uribe will likely slide into a second base slot probably vacated by Ryan Theriot. And Uribe figures to replace Casey Blake at first base in either 2012 or 2013, the latter scenario if the Dodgers pick up Blake's $6 million option for 2012.Comment -
Jeter has to be fukkin dying thinking life without Yanks
He thought they would cave in
This is an average player now, Jeter no one cares if you leave although you do not have balls to sign with another team.Comment -
If the NYY sign a SS, Jeter would be forced to sign with another team, he won't retire. Yanks have let other guys like this go before....including Ruth.
Yanks don't have much of a backup with Pena, but a Uribe type would fill the position adequatley....I'd call that an upgrade for half the price.
Maybe convert Manny Ramirez to SS....range might be the same ? He should be available.
Jeter is nothing special anymore. I'd take Boston's Scutaro as being comparable.
Jeets is pissing off fans of the team and those NYY fans can turn on you really quick....Comment -
The full expectation within the Yankees' organization is that a deal will be worked out with Derek Jeter and that the future Hall of Famer will open the 2011 season as the club's shortstop.
Getty ImagesNunez isn't prolific offensively but is gifted at shortstop.
But the Yankees' talent evaluators have talked about a fallback position if Jeter winds up signing elsewhere -- and their Plan B has a name: Eduardo Nunez.
The 23-year-old infielder has just 30 games in the big leagues, with 50 at-bats, but he is considered to be a superlative defensive player. If Jeter were to stun the baseball world and walk away from the Yankees, New York would install Nunez at shortstop at the outset of spring training rather than sign a veteran shortstop like Orlando Cabrera, and use the money that would have been allocated for Jeter in other ways -- to augment the team's pitching, or perhaps through the acquisition of a free agent.
The Yankees are also involved in other high-priced negotiations, with closer Mariano Rivera and starting pitcher Cliff Lee, which would require a lot of money.
Nunez would get a shot to win the job at shortstop, and at the same time, the Yankees would probably remain flexible about acquiring a more established player at the position.
As for the current situation with Jeter, the Yankees have reportedly offered him a three-year, $45 million deal, and the gap between the Yankees' offer and what Jeter has been looking for has been enormous. Brian Cashman, the Yankees' general manager, has stated publicly that he has encouraged Jeter to test the market and determine if he can get better offers from other teams.
With the winter meetings looming, it would stand to reason that the conversations between Jeter's agent, Casey Close, and the team will resume this week.
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jeter smeter yankee spankee at the end of the day they will pay and jeter will play well they win another championship and all is forgottenComment -
Yanks are not paying jeter hwat he wants
I doubt Jeter can start for at least 15 mlb baseball teams right now
you cannot win with old guys in baseballComment -
Nunez sounds good, then. ...I guess he is already in the organization ! Great, go with the new glove guy...plenty of offense with the rest of that infield....problem solved, get some generic utility infielder to back up the position.
Now you need to replace the aging Posada behind the plate...should have tried harder for Mauer !
Rivera is expensive for his 70 innings a year, I think he is expendable, get Lee instead as the priority. Closers aren't used correctly anyways...way over-rated "position".
Now the Yank's offensive weak points are catcher, SS ( Jeter) . Tex, Cano, and A-rod around the infield are as good as any trio of 1B-2B-3B in the game. Granderson seems solid in CF. I'm not sure who they still have left for the OF corners....but decent OF's are easy to get. Anybody can DH, don't need an Ortiz type...rotate that with guys like A-rod and Tex to get them a day off in the field.
**** Jeter ( let nonose, Nunex, whatever take over)....work on the pitching now that catcher is the only iffy defensive problem position....and they have some all glove-no hit catcher already- anyway. Cervelli I think is his name.
Defense will be great with Jeter gone and big bats to make up any offensive difference between Nunez and Jeter with a good fielder in his place.
It will be like who ?
Oh, I remember that Durwood Jeter guy from the 90's....didn't he used to play with some guy named Chuck Knockblaughski or something like that.... whatever happened to them ? Didn't that Jeter guy used to date Cher or Suzanne Sommers or Bea Arthur or somebody famous ?Comment
