The New York Daily News’ Mark Feinsand was able to get a few quotes from Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman regarding Derek Jeter.

“Derek has been – and will be – an important part of this organization,” Cashman said.

Cashman later added, “There’s still game left in that guy. He’s going to be a part of this franchise. We’ll work something out.”

Jeter’s teammate, Alex Rodriguez, is optimistic about Jeter, closer Mariano Rivera and manager Joe Girardi being back. “I’m hoping and expecting all three are back, obviously,”

Jeter is completing a 10-year, $189 million contract, but he’s coming off his worst season. Jeter hit .270/.340/.370 in 2010 – a huge decrease from .334/.406/.465 in 2009. It’s speculated that he could get in the neighborhood of $20 million per season.

Information from The New York Daily News’ Anthony McCarron was used in this article.