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Great news for the Yankees, tbh. They're getting Jeter and probably Arod off the books next year. They've needed something like this to happen for a while. Look for another huge spending spree next winter. lol The rest of MLB is probably pissed.
Legendary Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter announced today on his Facebook page that he will retire after the 2014 season (hat tip to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News, whose colleague Mark Feinsand tweets that agent Casey Close has confirmed the retirement). Jeter, who turns 40 in June, re-signed with the Yankees -- the only franchise he's ever played for -- earlier in the off-season.
The coming season will be Jeter's 20th MLB campaign (though he saw just 51 plate appearances in his first taste of MLB action at age 21). Taken with the sixth overall pick of the 1992 draft, Jeter performed consistently in his rise through the system, and never looked back upon making the Yankees. Since becoming a full-time big leaguer in 1996, Jeter went 17 straight years with at least 542 trips to the dish. Over that stretch, Jeter posted a composite .313/.382/.448 line with 255 home runs and 348 stolen bases. Needless to say, his standard of consistent excellence has been matched by few others.
That run of good health came to an end last year, which Jeter says is a major reason for his decision today. "Last year was a tough one for me," said Jeter. "As I suffered through a bunch of injuries, I realized that some of the things that always came easily to me and were always fun had started to become a struggle."
Indeed, while things always did seem to come easily to the shortstop, he was perhaps better known for his hard work and leadership. The Yanks' emergence from mediocrity and notable run of success aligns quite clearly with his career: the team qualified for the post-season in all but two of Jeter's seasons (2008 and 2013). Over that span, the team won added five World Series victories to New York's tally. And Jeter was even better in the post-season, posting a lifetime .308/.374/.465 triple-slash in a remarkable 734 career post-season plate appearances.
Along the way, of course, Jeter racked up ample amounts of individual hardware, including 13 All-Star appearances, five Silver Sluggers, the 1996 AL Rookie of the Year Award, and the 2000 World Series MVP. Somewhat surprisingly, particularly given his high profile, he never took home an American League MVP nod.
He was also awarded five Gold Glove awards, somewhat more controversially. Proponents of advanced metrics argue that Jeter has actually been rather a poor defensive shortstop: though he makes few errors, neither does he have much range. (Jeter has been worth -147 Defensive Runs Saved and a -67.8 UZR.)
Whatever one thinks of Jeter as a defender, he has unquestionably put up a Hall of Fame-worthy career. That inevitability was likely sealed when he notched his 3,000th hit, but is also supported by the numbers. Jeter has racked up a total of 71.6 rWAR and 73.8 fWAR to date, which places him at 58th and 45th, respectively, on the all-time list of position players.
Great news for the Yankees, tbh. They're getting Jeter and probably Arod off the books next year. They've needed something like this to happen for a while. Look for another huge spending spree next winter. lol The rest of MLB is probably pissed.
Good riddance to that old, no-defense, no-fielding-range fossil, tbh....
Dude earns his GG's like Kobe does his All-D selections, tbh...
too bad teh herps won't retire, amitrite guyz?
And nothing of value was lost..
LOL you guys are ing haters.
Jeter is the only Yankee that everyone likes, even Boston fans say nice things about him.
Anyway, he has been running on fumes for the past few years so it was definitely time to call it quits. He did everything a player in the major leagues could only dream of doing.
Pete Rose will sleep well tonite.
Aside from that little snafu, Jeter gets props for making the most of his celebrity and youth by ing 9s and 10s throughout his career, rather than getting married or knocking a 6/7 up and being tied down the rest of his life.
How are the Yankees getting ARod off the books?
Absolutely. It's amazing how he was able to party until 5 am and then play elite level baseball the very next day.
Speak for yourself, I've always hated Jeter, tbh....
All Sankee haters should look at Jeter hanging on for another year as a good thing. He is not a step slower
now but 2 or 3 . He is a defensive liability at shortstop because father time and a broken foot took it from him.
With A-Roid gone I would move him now to third. He wont need to push off as hard with that broken foot so it would
be easier on that leg....
That's a given.
You hate everyone.
when he refushed to come to az for allstar game I thought jeter was a jerk
2-3 years too late imo... but nice career
Giving Jessica Alba that trophy should get him into the Hall of Fame irrespective of the rest of his career.
Yeah holder of one of the most stupid records in the history of baseball. A guy that played about eight years too long because all he cared about was passing Cobb.
2 years ago he hit .316..
n legend
(still, lol baseball)
That's because baseball is not a sport
Playing poker the day after partying until 5 AM is pretty tough too....
Nah
MJ pulled it off in Barcelona
And soccer is?
Sad, sad day for baseball. A legend and one of the GOAT SS's
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