Before spring training began, there were rumblings that the Yankees were considering breaking up Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury at the top of the lineup. The duo failed to ignite a mostly stagnant offense last season, which lead the Yankees to consider shuffling things around for 2017.
With spring training underway, there still hasn’t been any word on what Girardi or his coaching staff plan to do with their two outfielders. According to Andrew Marchand of ESPN, Ellsbury said he’s planning on speaking with Girardi about a potential lineup change:
$153M man Jacoby Ellsbury says he plans on talking to Joe Girardi about the manager’s thoughts on possibly batting either Brett Gardner or Ellsbury toward the bottom of the order.