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Joe Girardi thinks Jacoby Ellsbury understands benching

Joe Girardi seems to know he may have to do some fence-mending with Jacoby Ellsbury after benching the big-name, big-money center fielder in the wild card game loss to the Astros on Tuesday.

"That's to be determined, I guess, as I talk through things with players over the course of the winter," Girardi said Friday at his season wrapup press conference at the Stadium.

The manager added: "Only time will tell. I thought we had a great conversation that day, and I thought his attitude was great that day. He had the right attitude.