If 36-year-old Derek Jeter doesn't last at shortstop for the length of his new four-year contract, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman thinks Jeter is best suited for a switch to center field.

"I like corner outfielders and corner infielders who have power, so for me, if he's ever gonna move, it's probably gonna be a Robin Yount situation. But we don't have to deal with it at this point," Cashman said Tuesday. "We'll deal with it when we have to."

This offseason, almost immediately after Jeter signed a three-year, $51 million deal with an option for a fourth year, speculation centered on whether the longtime Yankee could play shortstop for the life of the contract. Cashman said that he would "be surprised" if Jeter stays there for the duration, "but that doesn't mean it's not possible."

"I know he's working hard to put himself in that position," Cashman told WFAN's Mike Francesa at a breakfast appearance at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York.

"Jeter's our shortstop, period," Cashman added.

Yount moved from shortstop to center field in the mid-1980s, midway through a 20-year career with the Brewers. He had won an MVP in the infield and then won another one in the outfield on the way to a Hall of Fame career.

In his 16-year career, Jeter has won five Gold Gloves at shortstop, most recently last season. That leads Cashman to say "we're not there" in thinking to move Jeter.