Multiple rumors are floating around that former Red Sox OF
Jacoby Ellsbury may be on the move out of the Bronx.
The Pinstriped Posers seem to have a bit of a log-jam in their outfield—and a pretty expensive one at that. Unless Ellsbury is moved, he will become a $21,142,857 million bench-warmer in 2018. He might be hard to deal, though, since he's got the potential of $63 million or so more owed to him
after 2018. Nonetheless, he's been mentioned in various deals—including one to the Diamondbacks that would net
The Evil Ones IF
Brandon Drury and SP
Patrick Corbin. So, it's interesting to see how things compare on Ellsbury—between his seven years in Boston and his four years as a
Bronx Embalmer. As the chart shows, Ellsbury performed better in
Carmine Hose is
every key category—average, on-base percentage, slugging and OPS. But, all things considered (like advancing age and injury), he performed
pretty closely to his Boston stats. Was it worth it to
The Steinbrenner Brood to ink him to that seven-year, $153 million contract? Not bloody likely. So far,
zero division titles and zero world championships during Jacoby's stay. Oh, well.
