The Red Sox and Jacoby Ellsbury avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $8.05 million contract for 2012. This is a big raise for the elite center-fielder. It still remains to be seen whether the massive Carl Crawford deal will prevent Boston from signing Ellsbury to a long-term deal when he hits free-agency. See a TWEET about the deal from Jacoby HERE. (Photo by Jim Rogash, Getty Images)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Ellsbury, Red Sox Agree To $8.05M Pact
The Red Sox and Jacoby Ellsbury avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $8.05 million contract for 2012. This is a big raise for the elite center-fielder. It still remains to be seen whether the massive Carl Crawford deal will prevent Boston from signing Ellsbury to a long-term deal when he hits free-agency. See a TWEET about the deal from Jacoby HERE. (Photo by Jim Rogash, Getty Images)