The guy is probably still getting paid by the Red Sox to keep a .000 batting average.
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Strikes out to spoil Byrd's Home Run in the 9th.Comment -
how? his contract is insane, he's signed thru 2021 making $21M a year. Insane. who's gonna take that salary on?
Talk about a guy who cashed in after 1 really good season in 2011.Comment -
they have him for 4 more years at over 20 mil per
makes you vomit a littleComment -
look at his career stats and then imagine this guy is making $21M next year, the year after that, AND the year after that. Has to be right up there with the worst contract ever handed out ever in any sport
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How much is Jeter offering him to manage the fish next season?Comment -
has the weakest arm for a center fielder certainly in this era and probably many others. cutoff guy has to go out an extra 40 ft to get his relay throw. i think they're done using him out there as a starter anyway.Comment -
Release this guy.Comment -
He's not that bad. His contract is pocket change to the Yankees.Comment -
The Yankees finally cut bait on Jacoby Ellsbury this week, begrudgingly waving the white flag on the center fielder’s ill-fated seven-year, $153MM contract. Ellsbury is still owed $26,142,857 of that deal — his 2020 salary plus a $5MM buyout on his option for the 2021 season. But he may not receive all of that cash without a fight.
It seems the Yankees intend not to pay Ellsbury his salary for the coming season, based upon the premise that Ellsbury underwent outside medical treatment without approval to rehab the injuries that have plagued him since 2017. George A. King III and Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reported the brewing battle, with Jon Heyman of MLB Network adding further details (via Twitter).
We don’t know much about the precise factual underpinnings of this issue, but the reporting suggests the team believes that Ellsbury acted inappropriately for multiple years. Presumably, the organization believes it can establish that the alleged actions not only violated the terms of his contract, but also contributed to his inability to return to the field of play over the past two seasons.
Ellsbury’s outlook for 2020 isn’t really known, though there has been no indication that he’s likely to play. The once-excellent outfielder had a few solid but generally uninspiring years in New York before falling apart physically more recently. We’ve seen a steady stream of generally ambiguous ailments cited over the past few campaigns. The 36-year-old hasn’t even made it into a single rehab game.
What we do now know is the anticipated procedural progression of the dispute. The Yankees will simply refuse to cut Ellsbury his checks, per Heyman, leaving it to him and agent Scott Boras to pursue a grievance action. It is somewhat difficult to imagine that there won’t be a full-throated battle on both the factual and contractual merits of the Yanks’ anticipated course of action, though certainly a settlement will also be possible. No doubt the league, union, and Yankees’ insurer will have major roles to play in this as well.
It’s all but impossible to guess how this’ll turn out based upon what little we know at present. There’s nothing in terms of recent precedent for such a grievance — at least not one that was public knowledge — so it’s difficult to gauge just how much of the contract the Yankees might ultimately be able to avoid paying or whether they even have a legitimate hope of winning their case. But any finances saved will be notable, as the Yankees currently have about $203MM on the books for 2020 (including projected arbitration salaries) and about $210MM worth of luxury tax considerations.Comment -
He was terrible
Sad how much he was paidComment -
lol 210 mil for an average hitterComment -
he's already robbed the team enough, will be interesting if he fights for the 26 million owed the yanks dont' wanna payComment -
Needs to be a salary cap in baseball it getting ridiclous nowComment
