Another Traitor!!

Well, tonight the news ain't good! Following in the footsteps of Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens (OK, via Toronto here), and Johnny Damon, Ellsbury has gone 200 miles to the south--and all for money! The Yankees have reached a deal with Jake for seven years and $153 Million, subject, of course, to a physical. Mmmm, how to ruin a guy's early December! That works out to over $21.8 mill per year, or roughly 50% more than the Sox' qualifying offer of $14.1 mill. A tough loss--if he stays healthy. Remember, in 2011, he was in the top five for the MVP with a .300+ BA, 30 homers and over 100 ribbies. The next year he spent most of his time on the DL. This year he batted .298 and had 52 swipes of 56 attempts. He also was a team leader in the post-season, averaging over .338 for the total post-season with a good share of swipes and ribbies. I never want to wish someone bad luck, but if he goes in the very low .200's for the season (how about a serious flirtation with the Mendoza line?) and steals less than 30 bases, I won't be unhappy.
Where does this leave the Sox? Likely guess is that Vic moves to center and the Hose pick up a corner OF on the open market. Other major Sox free agents still on the market are Nap and Drew. The Sox already parted ways with Saltalamacchia, replacing him with Pierzynski at catcher.