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Sep 14, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (22) on deck to bat against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
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[h=1]New York Yankees: Jacoby Ellsbury Lands On Worst Contracts List[/h] by
Kenneth Teape <time datetime="2016-02-26 6:00 am">6h ago</time>
[h=2]New York Yankees centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has landed on ESPN’s list for worst contracts in the MLB, being ranked No.13.[/h] The
New York Yankees have a glut of outfielders with not enough places to play them. With the amount of veterans that they have to try and fit into the lineup on a daily basis, the Yankees are blocking the path of younger players such as
Aaron Judge.
One of those veteran players that the Yankees need to fit into their lineup is centerfielder
Jacoby Ellsbury. Ellsbury signed a massive deal just over two years ago, agreeing to a seven-year, $153 million contract in early December 2013 and being signed away from the rival Boston Red Sox. It is a contract that will handcuff the Yankees for a while, as Ellsbury’s production and health are already beginning to teeter off and he is only entering the third year of the deal.
Dan Szymborski of ESPN certainly thinks the Ellsbury contract is a bad one, as he landed on Szymborski’s list of the 25 biggest albatross contracts currently in the MLB. Ellsbury comes in at No.13 on the list with $110.6 million guaranteed remaining on the deal and a surplus value of -7.6 wins.