NY Post · Sep 13, 2015
Yankees’ $153M man has turned into offensive black hole
Jacoby Ellsbury Photo: Paul J. BereswillJacoby Ellsbury’s recent slide continued Sunday with another hitless afternoon in the Yankees 5-0 win over Toronto at the Stadium.
The center fielder went 0-for-4 with a strikeout, which followed an ugly Saturday in which he didn’t get a hit in 10 at-bats. Overall, the $153 million leadoff hitter is in a 1-for-25 funk.
“He’s just not squaring the ball up,” said Joe Girardi, who blamed some of Ellsbury’s issues Sunday on facing R.A. Dickey. “It’s hard to say against a knuckleballer. We need to get him going.”
And Ellsbury’s struggles extend beyond facing Dickey. His OPS has fallen to .666 and he hasn’t had an extra-base hit since a home run on Aug. 30.