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Or so says his agent.
Hate to break it to you, pal, but his value can be overstated, and overpaid for. I get what you're trying to do, but your client is 36 with below average range and coming off of a poor year, and you want a 6-year deal. It is not going to happen.
Derek Jeter's agent has fired back at the Yankees, saying that Jeter's value to the Yankees "cannot be overstated."
Jeter's agent, Casey Close, made his statements Wednesday in response to the public posturing by the Yankees. Tuesday on 1050 ESPN New York, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said that the team wants Jeter back, but the team is running a business and negotiations could get "messy."
"While it is not our intent to negotiate the terms of Derek's free-agent contract in a public forum," Close told AOL FanHouse, "we do agree with Hal's and Brian [Cashman, the GM]'s recent comments that this contract is about business and winning championships. Clearly, baseball is a business, and Derek's impact on the sport's most valuable franchise cannot be overstated. Moreover, no athlete embodies the spirit of a champion more than Derek Jeter."
Before Steinbrenner made his comments, Cashman said that he did not believe in paying players for milestones and that winning is what puts fans in the seats. Jeter, 36, is coming off the worst statistical season of his career, having hit .270, which is more than 40 points less than his career average. If signed, Jeter likely will become the first Yankee with 3,000 hits. He has 2,926 hits thus far.
Jeter's agent, Casey Close, made his statements Wednesday in response to the public posturing by the Yankees. Tuesday on 1050 ESPN New York, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said that the team wants Jeter back, but the team is running a business and negotiations could get "messy."
"While it is not our intent to negotiate the terms of Derek's free-agent contract in a public forum," Close told AOL FanHouse, "we do agree with Hal's and Brian [Cashman, the GM]'s recent comments that this contract is about business and winning championships. Clearly, baseball is a business, and Derek's impact on the sport's most valuable franchise cannot be overstated. Moreover, no athlete embodies the spirit of a champion more than Derek Jeter."
Before Steinbrenner made his comments, Cashman said that he did not believe in paying players for milestones and that winning is what puts fans in the seats. Jeter, 36, is coming off the worst statistical season of his career, having hit .270, which is more than 40 points less than his career average. If signed, Jeter likely will become the first Yankee with 3,000 hits. He has 2,926 hits thus far.
Hate to break it to you, pal, but his value can be overstated, and overpaid for. I get what you're trying to do, but your client is 36 with below average range and coming off of a poor year, and you want a 6-year deal. It is not going to happen.
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