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Ellsbury improves the Yankees, but is an overpay
Ellsbury is switching sides in the rivarly. In what may go down as the busiest day of the offseason, the Yankees made the most expensive move. Jacoby Ellsbury is the latest addition in an offseason...
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Speculating why the Yankees chose Ellsbury over Cano
It’s probably safe to say that Robinson Cano is a significantly better player than Jacoby Ellsbury. Yet, Ellsbury’s 7 year, $153M contract didn’t fall too far short of the 7/$175M pact the Yankees were...
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Projecting platoon stats for the 2014 Yankees
Platoons are becoming increasingly common across Major League Baseball as teams try to mix and match their lineups in order to gain every advantage possible. As Tom Tango showed in The Book,...
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Will Jacoby Ellsbury’s power ever come back?
Will Jacoby Ellsbury ever sniff 30 homers again? Jacoby Ellsbury can do a lot of things to help his team win a baseball game. He hits for a high average, plays top-notch defense at a premium position,...
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2014 Projections: Outfielders
Over the last few days, I looked at the projected stats for the starting pitchers, relievers, catchers, first basemen, and second basemen, third basemen, and shortstops in camp with the Yankees this...
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A look at the Yankees center fielders using Inside Edge data
A couple of weeks ago, Fangraphs added fielding data from Inside Edge to their site for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Inside Edge is a company that employs scouts who measure the difficulty of fielding...
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What can April stats tell us about the Yankees hitters?
I recently crunched some numbers aiming to figure out the predictive value of various April hitting statistics. By comparing April performances, PECOTA projections, and rest of season performances...
View ArticleJacoby Ellsbury’s Slump
Jacoby Ellsbury is scuffling, but he’ll be fine. His skillset and track record says so, but there’s no doubt he’s enduring one of the rougher stretches of his career. All players go through slumps...
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Robinson Cano and the difficulty of replacing a star player
#453170188 / gettyimages.com A few days ago, I saw this tweet: Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran: 4.1 WAR, $53M Robinson Cano: 5.1 WAR, $24M Not second guessing, just saying. — Dan M....
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Is Jacoby Ellsbury slowing down?
View image | gettyimages.com Since breaking in with the Red Sox in 2007, Jacoby Ellsbury has been widely regarded as one of the game’s better defensive center fielders — he took home the Gold Glove...
View ArticleOrganizational Depth: Centerfield
View image | gettyimages.com Center field finishes off our position player organizational depth previews. If you missed any, check the bottom of this post for links to write-ups about the positions...
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What last September might mean for Jacoby Ellsbury’s 2015
View image | gettyimages.com Jacoby Ellsbury had a fine debut in pinstripes last season. It wasn’t quite as good as his walk-year from Boston, but he certainly didn’t fail to reach expectations. His...
View ArticleEllsbury has mild abdominal strain, status day-to-day
Some concern broke out when Jacoby Ellsbury was not listed in tonight’s lineup nor tomorrow’s travel squad. It turns out that there’s a reason for his exclusion: Girardi says Ellsbury has a mild right...
View ArticleEllsbury update: No baseball activity for one week
Yesterday, we learned that Jacoby Ellsbury was dealing with a mild abdomen strain. It wasn’t supposed to be a big deal, just a day-to-day sort of malady. Today, an MRI confirmed Ellsbury’s injury....
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Will Jacoby Ellsbury’s power ever come back?
Will Jacoby Ellsbury ever sniff 30 homers again? Jacoby Ellsbury can do a lot of things to help his team win a baseball game. He hits for a high average, plays top-notch defense at a premium position,...
View ArticleHealth paramount to Ellsbury’s success in 2016
Embed from Getty Images Two seasons have passed since the Yankees and Jacoby Ellsbury agreed to a colossal $153M contract. Those two years have been a disappointment offensively, and with five more...
View ArticleSeeking a destination for Jacoby Ellsbury: Detroit Tigers
Embed from Getty Images The marriage between Jacoby Ellsbury and the Yankees has not worked out. It’s not that Ellsbury has been a poor performer, but he hasn’t provided value commensurate to his pay...
View Article2016 In Review: Jacoby Ellsbury
Embed from Getty Images Preseason expectations After a poor showing in 2015, expectations were understandably low for Jacoby Ellsbury in 2016. He had just posted the worst batting line of his career...
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What can April stats tell us about the Yankees hitters?
I recently crunched some numbers aiming to figure out the predictive value of various April hitting statistics. By comparing April performances, PECOTA projections, and rest of season performances...
View ArticleJacoby Ellsbury’s Slump
Jacoby Ellsbury is scuffling, but he’ll be fine. His skillset and track record says so, but there’s no doubt he’s enduring one of the rougher stretches of his career. All players go through slumps...
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