Well, they have a lot of pitching prospects, but presumably a deal like this would be to free up payroll in order to add someone else, possibly Darvish. Would NY be allowed to pay all of Ellsbury’s salary in 2019/2020 if MIL picked up his whole 2018 salary? That seems like it would be worth Abreu, curious to see if anything comes of it.Seems scary to give him up then. Why not just release Ellsbury?
Cashman signed him. Doubt he would admit his mistake. Brian will continue to say Ellsbury can be helpful as backup CF, pinch runner, etc.Seems scary to give him up then. Why not just release Ellsbury?
That would be no different than the Yankees eating 2/3 of his contract each year since the AAV would be the same. The Brewers paying all of his 2018 salary only takes his whole salary off the Yankees payroll if they're eating all of 2019 and 2020 too.Well, they have a lot of pitching prospects, but presumably a deal like this would be to free up payroll in order to add someone else, possibly Darvish. Would NY be allowed to pay all of Ellsbury’s salary in 2019/2020 if MIL picked up his whole 2018 salary? That seems like it would be worth Abreu, curious to see if anything comes of it.
What if it allowed them to sign Darvish for 5/125 while still staying 15-20M under $197M? That would give them Severino/Darvish/Tanaka/Gray/Sabathia, with Montgomery/Adams/Sheffield (plus Cessa/German) in AAA and other guys like Perez and Tate and Acevedo still hanging around, that's a lot of pitching depth.Yeah, I don't want to give up Abreu. This seems foolish.
Are you positive that this is true, or is that just how teams generally structure these moves, evenly spreading out the money they pay? I'm going to research this now, but maybe you know for sure.That would be no different than the Yankees eating 2/3 of his contract each year since the AAV would be the same. The Brewers paying all of his 2018 salary only takes his whole salary off the Yankees payroll if they're eating all of 2019 and 2020 too.
AAV is average annual value. This is why front or back loaded contracts don't change in AAV over time.Are you positive that this is true, or is that just how teams generally structure these moves, evenly spreading out the money they pay? I'm going to research this now, but maybe you know for sure.
You know I love you, Terry, but I disagree on all of this. Cashman doesn't care about "admitting his mistake", and honestly not so sure Ellsbury has a place on this team even at a minimum salary, since he has no upside. Especially with the DH spot open, there will be plenty of ABs for someone in that spot, and it'd be nice to have someone with more upside like Clint Frazier there.Cashman signed him. Doubt he would admit his mistake. Brian will continue to say Ellsbury can be helpful as backup CF, pinch runner, etc.
To his credit, Ellsbury was a pretty good teammate and bit player once he got healthy last season. If he was making the minimum, Ellsbury would be a nice spare part.
Yep, I feel like I'm asking a different question than this, but maybe it is the same answer.AAV is average annual value. This is why front or back loaded contracts don't change in AAV over time.
At least give me "good teammate."You know I love you, Terry, but I disagree on all of this. Cashman doesn't care about "admitting his mistake", and honestly not so sure Ellsbury has a place on this team even at a minimum salary, since he has no upside. Especially with the DH spot open, there will be plenty of ABs for someone in that spot, and it'd be nice to have someone with more upside like Clint Frazier there.
Heh, I don't think so actually, he has always seemed like a loner to me.At least give me "good teammate."
Or BraunBut then you’d have to trade Gardner too, that doesn’t make sense to me.
Jacoby Ellsbury for David Wright, anyone? Wright's career may be over, but a chunk of his salary will be covered by insurance. The Yankees save both cap dollars and real dollars. Meanwhile, the Mets need a center fielder.Todd Frazier goes off the board and Miguel Andujar gets a little bit closer to being NY's 3B for most of the season.
It would have to be virtually all of it, since they have a former first round pick (Brandon Nimmo) almost ready and Juan Lagares, who is superior to Ellsbury in the field and makes a whole lot less.Jacoby Ellsbury for David Wright, anyone? Wright's career may be over, but a chunk of his salary will be covered by insurance. The Yankees save both cap dollars and real dollars. Meanwhile, the Mets need a center fielder.
Yes, I realize that the Mets are historically cheap. Maybe the Yankees agree to pick up some of Ellsbury's money.
Yeah, they definitely don't need a DH, but Moustakas would be the everyday 3B presumably and Andujar would have to wait. I don't see it happening though, they passed on Todd Frazier for that role, and he is likely a better player plus seemed to be a positive clubhouse influence.On the subject of DH, barring an outfielder being traded, isn't the DH slot already overstocked even without Moose entering the equation?
You want Stanton and Judge hitting everyday. Sanchez had 66 ABs at DH last year also for a tidy .921 OPS.
Very interesting. He picked the wrong season to have a career year (well kinda. Close to doubling his previous HR high, but his wRC+ barely above last years, and well below the previous years).No one seems to want Moustakas though, so it will be interesting how that plays out.