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Nearly a month ago, Brian Cashman declared that there will be no talks with either Derek Jeter or Mariano Rivera regarding contract extensions:When Brian Cashman looks at Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi, the Yankees GM paints his shortstop, closer and manager with the same brush.
And with spring training opening next week in Tampa, Cashman has no plans to stray from his plan of not negotiating with them. All three contracts are in the final year.
“I don’t think you can separate one from the other,” Cashman explained. “I am not saying they are the same, but the questions will come, ‘If you did one, why didn’t you do the other?’ If this was Kansas City, it would be different — but it’s not.”
And yesterday, Chairman Hal Steinbrenner reiterated that point:
"Everybody does business in a different way," the team's managing general partner said Tuesday following a news conference to announce details of the first Pinstripe Bowl at new Yankee Stadium, "I just don't believe in contract extensions, and that's throughout the organization, no matter who it is. Hopefully nobody takes that personally. It's just business."
Jeter's $189 million, 10-year contract expires after the World Series, as does Rivera's $45 million, three-year deal. Girardi is entering the final season of a $7.8 million, three-year contract.
"I've got a great relationship with them all," Steinbrenner said. "I've expressed to all of them that, `You're part of the Yankee family and you're wanted. It wouldn't be the same without you.' But as far as no extensions, it's a business policy of mine."
This is obviously big news in Yankee land because Jeter and Rivera will be free agents at the end of the season, but I don't think there is a baseball fan out there that seriously thinks that either guy will leave the Bronx. The fact that Jeter and Rivera are not under contract with the Yankees beyond this season means that this story will have legs all season, which is unfortunate given how unlikely it is that either guy will leave.
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Every time the Steelers' defense struggles, it will hear about its age. Eight starters are 30 years or older. "I mean, you hear that every year," Steelers ROLB James Harrison, 33, said this week. "It's not like they say, 'You know, that defense, their age is just right to succeed.' It's either you're too young or you're too old." This much is certain, according to one personnel man who watched the Steelers' opener closely: Pittsburgh wasn't very physical vs. rugged Baltimore. The Ravens were the stouter club in the opener, the evaluator said, with the Steelers' defensive line especially struggling vs. the Ravens' offensive line. While the Steelers' ability to match up with potent passing games long has been an under-the-radar concern, stopping the run and physicality usually haven't been issues. It's all the more reason the Steelers' ability to bounce back from their disappointing season opener will be monitored closely.
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