Clubhouse chemistry is essential, especially for a Yankees roster that has an average age of 27.6 years old. As a measuring stick, only six teams in all of baseball are younger — the White Sox being the least experienced at 26.2 years.
With veteran leadership being paramount, especially during the dog days of summer leading up to the Postseason, would the Yanks welcome back 12-year veteran Jacoby Ellsbury if for nothing more than mentorship?
It remains to be seen when exactly Ellsbury will make his 2018 debut, if at all. As I wrote about at the beginning of June, the Yankees have a robust insurance policy on Ellsbury — meaning as long as he is “unable” to play due to injury, the more money the club collects to offset his $21.