Is making Jeter wait a bad move?

From everything we've heard so far the Yankees appear to be sticking with their rule that they won't make any early deals or extensions and will wait until after next season to give Jeter his extension. But is this a mistake on the Yankees part? Bob Klapisch thinks so.

To this we say: think again. Running out the clock on their most cherished player is bad business, not to mention bad karma. And it's not like the Yankees are going to save themselves any money by waiting.

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So we've come up with a reasonable compromise, effective immediately: Cancel the 2010 pay-out and give Jeter four more years for $100 million — exactly $25 million per. That'll give him a respectable, but not irresponsible raise. And it keeps him under the A-Rod threshold, where it should be.

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The Yankees should acknowledge Jeter's unique circumstances. If nothing else, giving him an extended contract sooner than later will insulate everyone from the inevitable tidal wave of questions and headlines next summer.

The Steinbrenner family made Mariano Rivera wait until free agency for his new deal last winter, and all it did was (temporarily) offend the game's greatest closer. There's no reason to put Jeter on hold, too.

I don't think it will necessarily be a bad thing to make him wait, but everyone knows he's eventually going to sign an extension here, so why wait? What will the Yankees gain? To me, getting it over with early will remove any distraction the situation may cause.

What do you guys think?