Kim Klement/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
TAMPA, Fla. — As the Yankees were going through tough negotiations with their longtime star Derek Jeter in 2010, team officials held a meeting with Jeter’s side.
Jeter was 36 and his skills were declining, but he believed he deserved more than the three-year, $51 million deal he ultimately signed. During a heated exchange with Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman that was later detailed in a Sports Illustrated article, Jeter asked Cashman which shortstops he would rather have.
One player Cashman listed: Troy Tulowitzki, who, nine years later, will indeed be patrolling shortstop for the Yankees on opening day.