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Derek Jeter begs Marlins fans in lukewarm state of affairs

This wouldn’t fly under The Boss.

Unlike the splurging Yankees teams he starred for under George Steinbrenner, Derek Jeter doesn’t seem ready for the Marlins to be big-time spenders.

“We don’t ever sit down and say, ‘Look we’re not going to go over this particular number, because we’ve got people coming off the payroll.’ Our job is to make our team better,” Jeter said Friday, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

“Having said that, especially since the trade deadline, we have guys that are on the brink that are coming, and they’re coming quick.