After this season it will be contract time for Derek Sanderson Jeter and already people are slamming the guy for having a horrible season in a contract year. "Oh, the guys worth $5 million next year." "Jeter's lost a step, he can't play anymore." These people are 2 things... 1. They never played the game of baseball. 2. Aren't a Yankee fan. Derek Jeter will get what Derek Jeter wants and it's all because of what Derek Jeter has done as a New York Yankee. Will Derek Jeter test the free agent market? No. Will another team offer him more than the New York Yankees? No. Stay calm everyone, Derek Jeter is a Yankee for life and I say this based strickly on his numbers and not by anything he's said in the past about him only wanting to be a New York Yankee. We all know that if he said he wanted to stay a Yankee for life and he sucked, he'd be traded or not re-signed. The New York Yankees love Jeet and Jeet loves the Yanks. Enough talk, let me break this down so you understand why:
Jeter is the all-time Yankee Leader in Hits with 2926. He's ahead of every other iconic Yankee you know, Gehrig, Berra, Mantle. Jeter's the guy.
He is 3rd all-time in Yankee Runs. He has 1685. Gehrig is 2nd with 1888 and Ruth has 1959.
Derek is 2nd all time in Yankee Doubles. He has 468. Number 1 is Lou Gehrig with 534. Derek Jeter will break this record if he is re-signed.
Not his strong point but worth noting is that Derek Jeter is 10th on the all-time Yankee list with 234 home runs. He breaks the top ten.
In RBI's, Jeet is 9th on the list with 1135. Guess who's 10th... Don Mattingly with 1099. Still in good company.
Derek is 1st on the all-time Yankee list in Singles. 2163. It's not a glorious number, but let's face it, singles eventually turn into runs. I'd be proud of that.
In Total Bases on the all-time Yankee list, Jeter is 4th with 4218. He's behind Ruth, Gehrig and Mantle.
Let's also mention that he's 6th in Bases on Balls with 948.
Oh, and a statistic that I didn't even know but am glad I found out today. Do you know Derek Jeter is 2nd on the all time Yankees list of Stolen Bases with 323? Guess who's number 1... Rickey Henderson, with 326. Next Year, Jeter will break that one too.
And I love these Hits numbers. In 1999 he had 219 hits, in 2006 he had 214 and in 2009, he had 212. That was only a year ago, so let's not base Jeter's entire career on 2010. While his season wasn't as good as the others, we are in October where we belong and after that, he goes into negoitation.
My guess is they treat Jeet like a king. I cannot imagine that Jeter will be greedy but he needs to walk into their office with this stats and go through it line by line so they remember, because after all, it IS business.
But to all those awesome Yankee fans out there.... Don't worry, Derek Jeter will be a New York Yankee for life. I guarantee it. It's the only way we know.
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Jeter wanted to be a Yankee since he was 5 and not only did he become a Yankee he became one of the best Yankees ever! He has maintained a professional demeanor, consistency in his play, became the team Captain which is an honor in itself and has broken Yankee records. He has played in 15 playoff seasons and his fielding in the postseason is legendary. If Arod can command the outrageous salary he has then Jeter who came up from the farms deserves better treatment. I am sure he is not going to ask for a small fortune like Arod but he deserves to be recognized for his output. So he has had a slow year so what? He is consistently good with his numbers and lets remember he is 34 and lets give credit where credit is due.
ReplyDeleteJeter and Yankee are one and the same!! they are brands apart that keep each other on top. He is far from done playing and being a Yankee. Pay up!
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