Derek Jeter Rumors: Moving from shortstop to right field?
ByDerek Jeter’s $189 million contract expires at the end of this season, and it has everybody guessing what’s going to happen next?
John Harper of the New York Daily News says that Jeter will demand to be paid as much as Alex Rodriguez, who has seven years remaining on his 10-year, $275 million contract. It’s the Yankees’ policy to not extend contracts until the contract are due, so any contract talks will have to wait until the season is over. However, Jeter’s agent, Casey Close, did call GM Brian Cashman this winter to talk about getting a deal done.
Harper also brings up the possibility that the Yankees could move Jeter from shortstop if his defense declines as he gets older. ESPN the Magazine’s Buster Olney says that right field is a possibility.
Jeter, 36 in June, will want one more big pay day before he hangs it up for good. The question is how much are the Yankees willing to pay for a player in their twilight years?

