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For the 14th consecutive year, the New York Yankees are No. 1 on Forbes’ list of baseball’s most valuable teams. The Yankees are worth $1.7 billion. The New York Mets, on the other hand, are one of only three MLB teams that did not see a rise in value from last year. In terms of [...]

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will be featured in April’s issue of GQ magazine. Here’s one great excerpt from the article: He’s Tiger without the car crash, Kobe without the rape trial, Brady without the jilted pregnant girlfriend, A-Rod without the…well, everything. Jeter also donned the cover of an issue of GQ in 1998.

Brian Cashman and the Yankees played hardball with Derek Jeter in contract negotiations this off-season and Jeter returned to the Yankees on a three-year deal with an option for a fourth. Cashman doesn’t seem to think Jeter will be playing shortstop for the entirety of the contract. From ESPN.com: “I like corner outfielders and corner infielders who [...]

Via Jack Curry of the YES Network: Derek Jeter will agree to a 3-year contract for roughly $50 million with the Yankees in the next 24 to 48 hours, according to a person who has been briefed on the negotiations. The deal will include a creative fourth-year option, which was the final element that was [...]

This isn’t happening: via NY Post COMPROMISE…

From ESPN New York regarding Derek Jeter’s contract situation with the Yankees: “We understand his contributions to the franchise and our offer has taken them into account,” Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com. “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 [...]