Misc Yankee News

This has nothing to do with Gleyber's play this year…don’t know why you keep bringing it up.

But since you have...are you still clamoring for Gleyber to move to 3B, rather than Chisholm?

I have no idea if the Yankees conferred with Jeter about obtaining ARod, which is not really the issue being put forward to my understanding.  Rather, there appears to be an implied suggestion that Derek Jeter was/is selfish and not a team player due to refusing to move off shortstop in favor of ARod.  As far as I am aware, there is no evidence that such a conversation ever took place.  Cashman has never stated that he had any conversation with Jeter about moving away from shortstop, and Jeter has stated publicly that no one ever spoke to him about moving to another position.  

As for ARod being a better shortstop, he also had a much better arm, which is more likely why he played third base.  ARod even has stated clearly that he knew he was coming to the Yankees to play third base.  Not sure where the latent hatred of Jeter comes from, especially from Yankee fans.  

I remember Jeter refusing to move as well. Even if he didn't, it was clear he was not the superior SS and should have suggested moving himself to 3B if it might have made the team better. Jeter always hustled and gave 100%, but his ego won out in that situation.

From whom?  And, where was this documented?  Also, I have labeled no one as reluctant to move to a new position.  

Didn't say or suggest you did...but certainly several others, including writers, have.

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The GM could not risk destroying the manager-captain relationship before it ever had a chance. Besides, Cashman had held a few conversations with Torre about moving Jeter to center field as far back as 2005, when the Yankees were dissatisfied with the aging Bernie Williams and Tony Womack.



Torre told Cashman he would run the idea past Jeter, who was so reliable on pop flies the Yanks believed he could make a Robin Yount -- like transition to center. When the GM later asked Torre what had come of his talk with Jeter, the manager said the captain wanted to stay put.

     The O'Connor claim is that:

Actually, Jeter himself brought up a position change seven years ago in a trainer's room conversation with Gene Michael, telling the longtime executive that he wanted to play another 10 seasons and would be willing to switch to first base or designated hitter to do it. Michael was among the team officials in attendance at the news conference and among the many in Yankeedom thrilled that Jeter, 39, would finish his career right where it started, right where he always belonged.
   
 That came from a Ian O'Connor and published by ESPN on 2/19/2014