Question-- do ya'll know how much Jeter has made over the course of his MLB career?
Just his baseball contracts come to $205 million. That is not counting endorsements and other ancillary income.
SI estimated a few months ago that he would make $10-mill in endorsements this year. SI put the figure at $8.5 million in 2009. So, lets add another 70 million onto his baseball earnings to come up with $275 million that he has earned over the past 15 years in baseball.
Now, I do not begrudge this money to Jeter. He has earned it for being one of the best in the world at what he does. His salary was what the market would bear for much of that time and seems fair.
But, I do wonder why he is being somewhat difficult right now, at the end of his career, when the Yankees appear to be offering far more than what he is worth on the open market. According to reports, the Yankees offered him 3-years at $21-mil each. Does he feel insulted by that? Does anyone think he could make more than maybe half of that on the open market?
Is the biggest hangup that there is no 4th year in the deal? Well, if he is still playing well at the end of 3 years, I am sure the Yankees will pay him to play a 4th year (and maybe a 5th) when this deal is done.
I dunno, it just doesn't make much sense to me for Jeter to play hard ball. He got a more than fair offer and he is already rich beyond his wildest dreams. I don't get it.
--Jason "the Yankees should stay firm and call Jeter's bluff-- no way Jeter takes much less from someone else to leave NY" Evans