Could the Yankees find a landing spot for Jacoby Ellsbury within the American League East?

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Yankees would love to move some (if not all) of Ellsbury's contract--and the Orioles have emerged as a team with at least some level of interest in the former star.

They would love to move as much of the three years at $68.5 million owed Jacoby Ellsbury (who counts $21.9 million annually toward the luxury-tax payroll). But there are plenty of outfielders better than Ellsbury still on the market, plus Ellsbury has a no-trade clause. The Orioles actually like Ellsbury a little, but indications are he might consider waiving his no-trade to be closer to his Scottsdale, Ariz., home with maybe the Diamondbacks or Giants making some sense.

Ellsbury, 34, posted a 97 OPS+ last season across 356 at-bats. While that's below-average production for a player making a huge salary, it doesn't tell the full story. In 49 games from August 2 through the end of the regular season, Ellsbury posted an .847 OPS and looked close to the player he was when arriving to New York in 2014.

If the Yankees can't find a deal with the Giants or Diamondbacks, perhaps the Orioles (a team never afraid of veterans) would find a use for Ellsbury as a center fielder in order to move Adam Jones to a corner.

As Sherman points out, Ellsbury would have to waive his no-trade clause to spur a deal, but the Yankees could use his current status (fifth outfielder) to push his decision along. With Aaron Hicks in center, Brett Gardner in left and a right field/designated hitter combination of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, Ellsbury's days as a regular in the Bronx appear to be over.

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