Jeter reports to Spring Training, Focused on Baseball

The Yankees captain is back with a new focus, on playing good baseball and reaching 3,000 hits. There is a lot that was said during the offseason by both Jeter and the Yankees, and its hard to believe that Jeter isn't still mad at some of the comments that were made. The facts are that Jeter is a great player, 1st balloter for sure, and is getting old. His years are numbered, as we saw last season with both his decline in range and batting average, and legacy will only get him so far, even with the franchise he won so many rings for. I don't think he will be batting lead off the entire year, especially with the possibility of the run production that could result from the speed of Brett Gardner. If Jeter declines drastically, there could very well be even more dissention between the organization and its favorite son.