Yanks can replace Jeter for MUCH less with MUCH better shortstops:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tulowtr01.shtml

- Troy Tulowitzki

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.
Born: October 10, 1984

2011 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 6 yrs/$31M (08-13) & 14 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2010): 3.033, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Paul Cohen [*]

2007 22 Colorado Rockies $381,000
2008 23 Colorado Rockies $750,000
2009 24 Colorado Rockies $1,000,000
2010 25 Colorado Rockies $3,500,000
2011 26 Colorado Rockies $5,500,000
2012 27 Colorado Rockies $8,250,000
2013 28 Colorado Rockies $10,000,000
2014 29 Colorado Rockies *$15,000,000 $15M Team Option, $2M Buyout

or

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ramirha01.shtml

Hanley Ramirez

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 230 lb.
Born: December 23, 1983

2011 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 6 yrs/$70M (09-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2010): 4.014, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Adam Katz [*]

2006 22 Florida Marlins $327,000
2007 23 Florida Marlins $402,000
2008 24 Florida Marlins $439,000
2009 25 Florida Marlins $5,500,000
2010 26 Florida Marlins $7,000,000
2011 27 Florida Marlins $11,000,000
2012 28 Florida Marlins $15,000,000
2013 29 Florida Marlins $15,500,000
2014 30 Florida Marlins $16,000,000

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http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeterde01.shtml

Derek Jeter

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: June 26, 1974

2011 Contract Status: Free Agent, 10 yrs/$189M (01-10) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2010): 14.043, Free Agent: 2011 [*], Agents: Casey Close [*]

1996 22 New York Yankees $130,000 1997 Joint Exhibit 1 Includes $10,000 earned bonus
1997 23 New York Yankees $550,000 1997 postseason AP survey Includes $10,000 earned bonus
1998 24 New York Yankees $750,000 4/3/98 USA Today
1999 25 New York Yankees $5,000,000 4/6/99 USA Today
2000 26 New York Yankees $10,000,000 4/5/00 AP
2001 27 New York Yankees $12,600,000 4/6/01 USA Today
2002 28 New York Yankees $14,600,000 4/3/02 AP
2003 29 New York Yankees $15,600,000 4/3/03 AP
2004 30 New York Yankees $18,600,000 4/7/04 AP
2005 31 New York Yankees $19,600,000
2006 32 New York Yankees $20,600,000
2007 33 New York Yankees $21,600,000
2008 34 New York Yankees $21,600,000
2009 35 New York Yankees $21,600,000
2010 36 New York Yankees $22,600,000


2010 OPS+, WAR,:

Tulowitzki 138 5.6
Ramirez 124 3.5
Jeter 90 1.3

2011 salary:

Tulowitzki $5,500,000
Ramirez $11,000,000
Jeter:
- $15,000,000 offered by Yankees for 2011, 2012, 2013
- $25,000,000 asked by Jeter for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Any Yankee fan who asks why the Yankees are being so petty and/or asks why don't the Yankees just pay Jeter $20,000,000 per season is an idiot. Overpaying Jeter and Rivera ($250,000 per inning in 2010; WAR 3.0) reduces Yankee resources to acquire players who can provide much more to help the Yankees continue winning.

Yankee GM Cashman should let Jeter sit by his phone waiting for offers ... well into January. None will come close to what the Yankees have foolishly already offered. Cashman should sign Cliff Lee using money he saves by not overpaying Jeter and Rivera and let other teams pay them.

Both Jeter and Rivera should receive the same offer form the Yankees: one year, $10,000,000.

If they don't like it: see Johnny Damon for advice.

Tulowitzki's salary in 2014 will be almost three times that in 2011. Colorado may want to dump Tulowitzki before that and before Tulowitzki becomes a free agent in 2014.

Ramirez's salary in 2014 will be more than 50% higher than that in 2011. Florida may want to dump Ramirez before that and before Ramirez becomes a free agent in 2015.