Buster Olney reported earlier tonight that MLB Executives wonder if the Red Sox signing Shane Victorino is clearing a way to move Ellsbury for starting pitching.
The Mets and the Red Sox have been linked over starting pitching, and originally the Mets were demanding the top two prospects in the Red Sox system for Dickey. However a 28 year-old Ellsbury would make for an interesting piece of trade conversation between the Mets and the Red Sox as both teams would receive what they desperately need.
Let’s say the Red Sox in turn try to flip Ellsbury to another team trading a starting pitcher. This could raise the overall market value of Dickey/Niese so that a certain highly touted prospect from Kansas City enters the conservation again.
As of right now (9:23 Tuesday Evening, ET) there is nothing to suggest that the Mets and the Red Sox discussed Ellsbury, but it’s a tantalizing thought.
EDIT: I did not realize that Ellsbury is a free agent after 2013. That makes his value to the Mets decline immediately since the goal of this off season is to boost 2014, 2015
