Red Sox Have Deal With Ellsbury, Not Ortiz
Sep 20, 2014 3:33 AM
The Red Sox have avoided arbitration with center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury by agreeing to a one-year, $8.05 million deal, according to a source.
Ellsbury's one-year salary is the highest ever for a player in his second year of salary arbitration.
The Red Sox have not gone to a single salary arbitration hearing with a player while Theo Epstein was general manager, a streak that new general manager Ben Cherington would like to continue.
David Ortiz accepted salary arbitration after rejecting a two-year, $18 million offer from the club.
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