MLB Rumors: 10 Reasons Derek Jeter Will Get His Way With Yankees

MLB Rumors: 10 Reasons Derek Jeter Will Get His Way With Yankees

Derek Jeter is a free agent for the first time in his storied MLB career, and unless something changes, it seems like he will remain a free agent for a while.

Jeter is said to be seeking 4-6 years and $22-25 million a year. Steep numbers for someone who has showed a lot of decline over the past year.

However, this isn't a typical free agent. For Jeter to play anywhere but New York would be an indictment of the era that we live in, and both Jeter and the Yankees want to prevent that.

So why is Jeter going to end up back in pin stripes, and how is he going to do so on his own terms and not the discount the Yankees are trying to give him?

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