More than anything in the world, the Yankees want to be rid of Jacoby Ellsbury before the start of the 2018 season. They have no second or third baseman currently, but it’s the status of Ellsbury as a $63 million bench player over the next three years that the team wants to deal with the most. The Giants’ acquisition of Andrew McCutchen has ruined their last best chance of dumping Ellsbury, but the trade could help them in another way.
On Monday, the Pirates sent their franchise player to San Francisco for Kyle Crick and Bryan Reynolds.