The New York Yankees spend huge amounts of money to be the best baseball team in MLB, translating the dollars into World Series Championships.

For the last 16 seasons, shortstop Derek Jeter has been the face of the franchise.

With the Jeter and the Yankees having trouble getting a contract worked out, will it really hurt the dynasty? 

While in his tenure with the Yankees, Jeter has helped lead the team to five World Series Titles.  

Jeter, the 11 time All-Star, seems to still be going strong, but do the Yankees really need Jeter to succeed?

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