Derek Jeter just passed Luis Aparicio (video here) for the most hits in baseball history by someone playing shortstop.
Jeter is 35 now. He has another year left on his contract, and after that he will almost certainly be with the Yankees for an additional year, maybe two or even three more. In those years Jeter may move to the outfield, but I don't see that happening within a year or two. Even at 37 or 38 Jeter should still be able to play a solid SS.
What this all means is that, unless he gets hurt, he is going to absolutely obliterate the record for hits as a shortstop, and etch his name in stone as the greatest shortstop this game has ever seen.
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