If the Yankees cannot find an Ellsbury deal before the July 31 deadline, they undoubtedly would be able to continue the conversations into August, when Ellsbury would clear waivers without being claimed -- because no team would take on his contract without an adjustment -- or into the offseason. Skip to main content Skip to navigation.
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Olney: Sluggers prep for the Home Run Derby. Olney: Contenders consider buying low, buying late. Olney: The Nationals are built to last beyond For Ellsbury, it's those other skills that haven't been what the Yankees had hoped. Since his OBP marks of. In '14 and '15 he swung at He has corrected that so far in , getting that number down to His 6. He's averaging 3. The Yankees' plan was for Ellsbury to be a given at the top of the order for a long time, but when he returns from his current hip injury, which could still require a DL trip , is he really their best option there?
Moving him down would allow Gardner, who since has been better at getting on base, better at drawing walks, better at seeing pitches and better at getting extra base hits to re-assume the role. It would also let Starlin Castro , arguably the team's best offensive performer so far, to slide up to second and come to the plate more, possibly in more runners-in-scoring-position spots, although he's struggled in those along with everyone else.
For Ellsbury, hitting lower in the order could free him up to do more of what he does best. Hitting seventh, in front of some assemblage of Didi Gregorius , Chase Headley and Ronald Torreyes , he wouldn't need to think about taking the bats out of the better hitters' hands before running. Getting from first to second would mean more there, too, with the bottom-of-the-order guys more apt to hit singles, which would score him from second, but not from first.
Gregorius, Headley and Torreyes have seen only That's a narrative the Yankees don't want stalking them until , and it is unclear how Ellsbury himself would handle a demotion when he's still a big part of the team's future. He had a good start to May in Boston and Baltimore before getting hurt Friday, so it may still be too early to make a move that would draw a lot of negative attention. Ellsbury chases balls down in center field, but he throws worse than a New York Jets quarterback.
On top of this, Ellsbury brings no buzz to the team. He is as invisible in the clubhouse as he is on the field. He is not a leader, typically the role of higher-paid players. When things went wrong, Derek Jeter was almost always there to answer the tough questions. It is part of the job for the top crop of Yankees to communicate to the fans. Ellsbury is rarely in the clubhouse, especially when the big-time players are being held accountable.
Even Hal Steinbrenner has put Ellsbury slightly on blast, though in a much tamer way than his old man would have with such a contract. The stats are what the stats are. Will Steinbrenner enjoy having Ellsbury on the club for another four years? If he is demoted in the batting order, the next logical step is out of the starting lineup entirely, then the bench and then Skip to main content Skip to navigation. New York Yankees. Is Jacoby Ellsbury the Yankees' worst free-agent signing ever?
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