Derek Jeter joked to Joe Girardi the other day that he could see himself being a designated hitter for five more years after he stops playing short, saying that DH duties are ?easier? because ?you only have to worry about one thing.? A handful of reporters were talking with Jeter on Wednesday when one asked him if he could see himself being a DH at age 41, six years from now. ?You?ll see me at short still,? Jeter said unjokingly. Jeter?s contract is up at the end of 2010, and his situation will be a very tricky one for the Yankees. It?s hard to imagine him taking a huge pay cut, especially when you consider the MVP-type season he?s having this year. But his 10-year, $189 million deal was signed in the one year when salaries were at their all-time highest. ?I?m worried about this year, man,? Jeter said. ?I?m not thinking about anything beyond that. It?s unfair to think about what I?m going to be doing years from now as opposed to trying to help us win this year.? When Jeter reaches free agency, the question will be how long he wants to play as much as for how much. ?I haven?t sat down and had that conversation with myself yet,? Jeter said. ?I?m just trying to win this year. That?s how I?ve always handled it - and I?m not going to change.?