SS or 3B?

I'm a little late to the game with this one, but here is a little overview of the Michael Young situation.

The Rangers have an excellent farm system, and one product of that is Elvis Andrus, who the Rangers want to play SS next year and move 'gold' glover Michael Young to 3B. Mr. Young to no real huge surprise was not too fond of the news and has said he'd like to be traded. Stupidly the Rangers gave him a 5 year $80m extension, and still owe him $62m over those years. So at this point a trade seems unlikely. Young is a 32 year old SS who, although has won gold gloves as recently as this year, is by all accounts a below average SS and is due a ton of money. Moving him to 3b would make the Rangers happy and would make him a better fielder at an easier position for him as he ages. It seems like a win win but it must seem like a downgrade to Young, although he'll be getting paid the same for doing an easier job.

People compare Young to Derek Jeter, stating that if Young played in NY he'd get a lot more praise than he does now in Texas somehow making him underrated. However, if he played in NY he'd get too much praise, have more people talk bad about his defense and basically be overrated. Jeter is comparable though as another solid hitting SS that shouldn't play SS based on his fielding, even though he has have been given awards for it. Michael Young has made some loud noise about changing positions way down in Texas and I wonder what it would be like in NY if the Yanks asked Jeter to move to LF. Soriano complained in Washington and cashed in a huge contract from the Cubs the next year. I imagine Young will cool down and play 3b on an exciting young team.

If that happens and teams go 2-2 in smooth major position changes that started with outbursts, will the Yankees move Jeter? He'll be 35 next season (wow that's insane) playing a position that he shouldn't have been for the last few years while being overpaid facing the end of his contract. It seems crazy to see Varitek in another uniform, I can't imagine seeing Jeter in one. The Yankees kind of have to keep him in some capacity or position on the field if you count the money he brings with merchandise. Can they afford to give him an extension while playing him at SS? I don't think so. At some point the Yankees and Jeter have to talk about his future and value to the team, and even if it means a position change and a bumpy road to start, it's a road definitely worth traveling.