Derek Jeter is begging to get out of Triple-A “as soon as possible.”
The Yankees and general manager Brian Cashman need to listen to the Captain. They need to bring Jeter home sooner rather than later. At the age of 39, he remains a most vital Yankee.
Considering the lineup the Yankees are putting out there, it couldn’t hurt having Jeter against the Royals tonight or tomorrow at Yankee Stadium or the Twins over the weekend. The anemic Yankees need to be creative instead of being so boring and bad these days.
“The Yankees have a Triple-A lineup out there anyway,’’ one scout told The Post.
Once again that Triple-A lineup was baffled by the Royals and James Shields, who beat the punchless Yankees 3-1 last night at steamy Yankee Mausoleum.
CC Sabathia surrendered solo home runs to David Lough in the sixth and a long country breakfast blast to left by Billy Butler in the seventh. The Yankees’ only run came in the first, an inning they managed four singles.
Hal Steinbrenner’s bargain basement Yankees are headed to the basement.
“Just having Derek around will help a lot,’’ Sabathia said when asked about the shortstop. “Anytime you lose a guy like that, it takes a little something away from your team, so getting him back should add something.’’
Jeter has had a full rehab in Tampa and is now playing games for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Fans are paying Yankees prices to see the likes of Luis Cruz and Eduardo Nunez run around at shortstop. Neither one is hitting.
Jeter said he has had, “no problem at all,’’ with his twice-fractured left ankle.
If the ankle is going to go, it doesn’t matter what field Jeter is playing on, a major league stadium or in a minor league ballpark. Jeter has played in 2,585 major league regular-season games. He has 11,895 regular-season plate appearances and owns 3,304 hits and has scored 1,868 runs. He has another 200 hits in the postseason. He should be able to come up here and make the adjustments he has to make.
But like most every other thing in the majors now, there is too much micro-managing. The great players know what they are doing.
The Yankees have already used 43 players this season. Get Jeter up here and make it 44, one short of last season’s total, and maybe they’ll get some hits out of the shortstop position along the way.
Robinson Cano was asked what it will mean to have Jeter back in pinstripes.
“Oh, man,’’ Cano said, “I can’t wait to see him here. I really miss that guy. He’s our shortstop.’’
Yes, he is. Last night it was Nunez, who is coming back from an oblique strain and is trying to find his swing. This was pretty much Joe Girardi’s “A’’ team.
Monday night, the Yankees started a team that featured six batters hitting under .233. This lineup couldn’t hit, either. The best Girardi has got is on the field when Sabathia is on the mound and it wasn’t close to being enough as the Yankees managed only six singles. Girardi has been moving so many players in and out of the lineup because of injuries that getting Jeter in there to work it all out would not be a problem.
Said Girardi of Jeter’s return, “I think it will help us, but you can’t ask him to hit 30 home runs in whatever games we have left. But I think his presence is going to help us. He is used to so many things that happen in New York and understands the landscape here. I think his attitude will help.’’
Jeter has seen it all. He has the highest personal winning percentage (.599) among active players, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It wouldn’t hurt to get a winner into this Yankees lineup as quickly as possible.
Make Yankee Stadium come alive again. Bring Derek Jeter home.
kevin.kernan@nypost.com