Back in December of 2007, when A-Rod signed his new deal with the Yankees, he got a clause in his contract that pays him $6 million (each time) for making appearances, signing memorabilia, etc., when he matches the career homerun totals of Willie Mays (660), Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755) and Bonds (762). And, he gets another six-mill when he sets the new career homer mark. Should Derek Jeter’s agent be looking for a clause like this in the next deal for his client?
After all, Jeter has these marks to shoot for after his current contract is up:
Career hit #3,000 – first Yankee to ever reach this level
Career hit #3,320 – most ever for a right-handed batter in the American League
Career hit #3,772 – most ever for a right-handed batter, period
Career hit #4,000 – becoming only the 3rd batter, ever, to reach this level
Career hit #4,190 – most ever in the American League
Career hit #4,257 – most ever in baseball history
Hey, it wouldn’t hurt to ask, right?
4 Responses to “Wild Thought: Is Jeter’s Agent Paying Attention?”
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September 13th, 2009 at 10:54 am
how many hits do you think he ends up with when it’s all said and done? It’d be interesting to see what he ends up with based on your prediction down the line. I’m going to say 3500
September 13th, 2009 at 11:35 am
If he gets less than 3,600, it’s because something went wrong…
September 13th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
you think he’ll still be averaging over 200 hits a year for the rest of his career? No drop off?
September 13th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
As an addendum, if this were lets say 5 years ago I’d be right there with ya on your prediction. But, after all this P.E.D. stuff, I’m ready to lowball the numbers a little since old vet’s of the future will certainly not be able to put numbers up like old vet’s of the recent past. Jeter is no ordinary player, however, so it’ll be interesting to see how it all unfolds.