The Yankees have officially begun the funding effort for Gerret Cole’s $250 million contract. What better place to start than not paying the remainder of Jacoby Ellsbury’s contract? According to sources, Ellsbury violated his contract by receiving unauthorized medical treatment for his 700 injuries. PAGING DR. GALENA. Actually, it was some doctor in Atlanta. Truth be told, the Yankees probably didn’t want him receiving any medical treatment. I mean, who wanted him back?? SU says, hey, give it a shot. Nothing to lose here.
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Not sure. There was a similar dispute with A Rod. Don’t follow other teams as closely but wondering if this is common. Or do the Yankees risk a reputation for this kind of thing that may hurt in signing free agents in the future?
I think the biggest surprise in all of this was that he actually played 520 games with the Yankees.