Before absolutely crucifying me for writing this, understand that I am a fan of Jacoby Ellsbury, as I made very clear in my article yesterday. Consequently, his trade value as it stands right now will never be higher; this is a prospect who projects to be a good player, not a great player. If Ellsbury is the only thing that stands between the Boston Red Sox organization and acquiring a major talent like Johan Santana, let him go.
I am not endorsing the trade for Johan Santana. To be honest, I am curious why we would go after a pitcher whose numbers have trended in the wrong direction for the past four years. However, the purpose of this article is not to debate the Santana sweepstakes, I
