Bleed Cubbie Blue · Nov 22, 2019
The Cubs should take a flyer on Jacoby Ellsbury
Photo by Michael Ivins/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images David Ross and Jacoby Ellsbury as Red Sox players in 2013Jacoby Ellsbury used to be one of the best players in baseball. He led his league in stolen bases three times and finished second in MVP voting (2011) as a member of the Red Sox.
The Yankees signed him to a seven-year, $153 million contract after he posted a 5.7 bWAR season with the Red Sox in their World Series-winning year of 2013.
Oh, man, what a mistake. Ellsbury posted a couple of decent seasons, but nothing near what the Yankees wanted nor was it worth that level of money. Since 2017 he has suffered from the following injuries: