I would bet that if they can't resign him for what they want, they'll probably prefer to get value from him while they can. If they were floating his name in trade rumors before, I can definitely see them trying to get some value from him at some point in 2013.
I think Ellsbury will realize what a juggernaut of a team he is on and sign. I don't think he'll give a hometown discount, but I bet he'll put a strong effort into signing here, despite the garbage from last year.
Crawford's stats last year: .307/.356/.495/.851, 19 HR, 90 RBI, 110 runs, 47 SB, 184 hits. He also has 43 doubles and triples (Ellsbury has no triples right now),
Eerie how similar those stats look. Scott Boras is going to have a field day
I'm going to bed. When I wake up in the morning, I will hear news of how the Yankee's new 8th inning guy, Amauri Sanit, gave up a grand slam in the 8th, and the Red Sox win it.
This is what happens when you take your team's best player off your active roster. Big Z deserves better, I hope he goes to a much stronger organization next year.