Yankees to Jeter and agent: take "Reality potion"

[charlie and algernon]

NEW YORK -- Negotiations between the Yankees and Derek Jeter are at a standstill until Jeter and his agent, Casey Close, "drink the reality potion," according to a source close to the negotiations.

According to the source, a baseball industry executive who has knowledge of both sides' position, the Yankees are not budging from the three-year, $45 million offer they made to Jeter earlier this month, nor has Jeter moved off his demand for a longer contract believed to be in the area of $23-$25 million per season.

No talks took place over the holiday weekend and none are currently scheduled. Neither Yankees general manager Brian Cashman nor Close immediately returned messages seeking comment early Monday.

Last week, Cashman told ESPN New York: "We understand his contributions to the franchise and our offer has taken them into account. We've encouraged him to test the market and see if there's something he would prefer other than this. If he can, fine. That's the way it works."

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This time, the Jeter side is said to not want Jeter's value to be judged against that of other shortstops, preferring to base his worth on his legacy as an all-time great Yankee. The next highest-paid shortstop, Florida's Hanley Ramirez, is nearly 10 years younger than the 36-year-old Jeter, hits for more power (21 HRs last year) and in 2010, hit 30 points higher, .300 to .270. He will be paid $11 million in 2011.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5862839

Gonna laugh my ass off when some team like the Orioles impulsively overpays and snags Jeter and he gets booed at Yankee Stadium.

[madinmaryland]

1. Jeter to the Orioles??

:rofl:

[hughee99]

2. Jeter will end up with a 4 year deal

or 3 with a mutual option for a 4th, somewhere between 60-70 million. This will carry the Yankees through the 2014 season just in time for Hanley Ramirez to become a free agent.