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February 07, 2008

Jeter: No Johan, No Problem

From the Daily News -

In Johan Santana, the Mets got a pitcher who would "help out any team - he's arguably the best pitcher in the game right now," according to Derek Jeter.

"I'm sure he'll help them out a lot," Jeter added during a break Wednesday from a pre-spring training workout at the Yankees' minor-league complex. "I'm sure Willie (Randolph) is really excited about it."

Jeter said he didn't pay much attention to the Santana sweepstakes, which dominated much of the winter baseball news.

Asked if the Yankees needed to make a move like the Santana trade, Jeter said, "I wouldn't say we necessarily need to ... I'm happy that Phil (Hughes) and Melky (Cabrera) - I think they were the two main guys mentioned - are coming back and I'm sure they're happy, too."

Two days in a row, now, with something from Jeter. Think the Captain is going to be more quotable this season?

Well, in the last few days, he's had more to say than A-Rod:

[Melky] Cabrera was honored with five other athletes at last night's Thurman Munson Awards Dinner at the Marriott Marquis, including teammate Alex Rodriguez. Unlike Cabrera, A-Rod declined to speak with reporters, posing for photos with the honorees before being whisked away - voluntarily - by some public relations types.

It will be interesting to see if this trend continues this year: Jeter being chatty and Alex not having much to say.

Posted by WW Staff at February 7, 2008 09:12 AM

Comments

Meh, Jeter's always in a good mood when spring rolls around - come August he'll be tight-lipped and bland as always.

Posted by: Pete [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 7, 2008 01:22 PM

Actually this quote is par for the course from Jeter. He always (to his credit) says that the team looks good and that he likes the team's chances. I don't see this as anything out of the ordinary from him.

Posted by: MJ [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 7, 2008 02:04 PM