The Giants are looking to add an outfielder.
San Francisco has “talked about” trading for Yankees veteran Jacoby Ellsbury, according to a report from ESPN. It would probably be open to swapping a bad contract in exchange for the 35-year-old, the report says.
As SF has canvassed the market for OF help, they've talked about Jacoby Ellsbury, probably would be open to a bad contract swap. For example, speculation: Cueto owed $68m, coming back from TJ surgery; NYY could recoup insurance in '19. Ellsbury owed $48m. $ would have to even out
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) February 4, 2019
Ellsbury missed all of 2018 and underwent hip surgery to repair a torn labrum in early August. He was limited to just 112 games in 2017 and slashed .264/.348/.402 that season.
The Yankees inked Ellsbury to a massive contract in 2014, but he has failed to replicate the success he had with the Red Sox from 2007-13. He won a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger and two World Series championships during his time with Boston.
Ellsbury has at least two more seasons remaining on the seven-year, $153 million deal he signed with New York.
The Giants finished 2018 with a 73-89 record and missed the playoffs for a second straight season. Meanwhile, the Yankees advanced to the ALDS, where they fell to the Red Sox in four games.