Jeter

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Originally Posted by jms62

I don't get Ellsbury.. He had an outlier year in 2011 followed by 2 years of injuries (Hmmm.). He'll hit about 20 points higher than Gardner but basically they have the same production. He will steal more bases but that may be because he has more attempts. He is a better player but not so much to deserve the contract...

He is a true lead off hitter who gets on base and plays a really, really good CF. Ellsbury stole 52 bases in 56 attempts which turns a lot of those singles and walks into doubles. Playing in Yankee stadium should help boost his HR total as well. They overpaid but they always overpay. Think of the lineup without him leading off? Who else is out there? If you are gonna have a 200 million payroll a top player in his prime isnt a bad deal.