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Derek Jeter…But for how long? I recently asked a friend of mine his thoughts on Derek Jeter’s pending free agency in 2010. He had an intriguing response.
“That's the 1000 lb gorilla in the room. Obviously he can't be resigned to be the SS anymore. He would have to move to a corner OF spot and not sure that's the greatest of ideas. I guess you never know, but I don't think there's any chance he signs somewhere else. Definitely gonna be interesting to see how it plays out.”
Jeter, the Yankee Shortstop the last 15 seasons, in the OF? & this is the response from a Yankee fan. That’s as unimaginable as a move to a different team. I myself can’t imagine Jeter anywhere but at SS. Jeter, who has never been had great range for a SS is getting older. And you have to wonder where the Yankees & Jeter part ways in 2010. In 2003, Alex Rodriguez had to move to 3B even though many thought Rodriguez was the better defensive SS. Same friend told me it’s not out of the question Derek moving to 3B with Alex coming out of 2 hip surgeries and getting older himself. A move Cal Ripken himself made.
This is of course the challenge that meets every athlete, once they get older, no matter how beloved a figure in the organization, their bodies can’t do the same & must consider a different situation. That’s the problem in NY, they have entirely too many players that are not fit to play the field or the position they naturally play because of age & deteriorating skill. And as unimaginable as it is for Jeter to play anywhere but SS, remember how painful it was to watch #51 in CF a few years ago? Williams, once an exceptional athlete, no longer could track down routine flyballs. The problem will continue to get worse. Posada was this year’s exhibit A, with Jeter close behind, & Rodriguez after that, you wonder what the Yankees will do with so many DH type players. The same problem they have now, with Damon & Matsui. He's a great leader & a must have in the clubhouse, but how long before you stop running him out to Shortstop
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Really??? Are you serious???? Derek Jeter will not play for any other team aside from the Yankees. I believe he'd rather retire than play for any other team, he is a class guy that won't sign for the just for the money, it's the way he his.
ReplyDeleteCorner outfielder??? Wrong again, if anything the Yanks would move him to 2nd base and move Cano to his natural postion of SS. These outlandish thoughts are ludicrous and could only be made by some closet Met fan. I'm done
Not sure what being a closet mets fan has anything to do with this particular topic, but I digress. So your solution would be sign Jeter, move him to 2nd (not his natural position), move Cano to SS (a position he hasn’t played in the Majors). Can I ask why? Why not just get a player who can play SS instead of having 2 players in your infield out of position? Granted Jeter is the heart & soul of the team right now, but anyone with an unbias opinion can clearly see Jeter isn’t fit to play at SS anymore. I can argue he never was. By the time Jeter is inducted into the Hall of Fame, he could surpass Ty Cobb in errors
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