Ellsbury (foot) has joined the Yankees at their spring training complex, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ellsbury has done his rehab work from home up to this point, but it was announced earlier this month that he was expected to join the club this weekend, and it turns out he will do that as expected. It's not exactly clear where Ellsbury stands in the rehab process, but it's unlikely he will be ready to go by Opening Day.

General manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday that Ellsbury (foot) will resume his rehab at the Yankees' spring training facility in Tampa around March 16 and 17, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Since it was clear prior to spring training that Ellsbury's bout with plantar fasciitis would keep him unavailable for Opening Day, the Yankees have allowed him to conduct the initial phases of his rehab program at home. Ellsbury, who recently resumed running on flat ground, should get the green light to incorporate more baseball activities into his regimen once he reports to camp next weekend. Once healthy, the 35-year-old is unlikely to see regular at-bats with the Yankees, who are surely eager to unload Ellsbury and the nearly $50 million remaining on his contract.

Ellsbury (foot) will be evaluated in about a week, at which point the Yankees will decide if he should come to Tampa to participate in baseball activities, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

EDGE Analysis

Plantar fasciitis has so far kept Ellsbury away from camp, and his odds of getting up to speed by Opening Day after missing all of 2018 appear slim at best. The Yankees likely don't expect much if anything from the injury-prone outfielder this season, though more details should become clear following the evaluation.

Ellsbury (foot) is expected to open the season on the Injured List, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

EDGE Analysis

A long list of injuries kept Ellsbury off the field for the entirety of 2018, and 2019 hasn't started any better. Plantar Fasciitis has prevented him from reporting to camp on time, and the team doesn't believe he'll be able to ramp up in time for the start of the season. Given his struggles staying on the field, the Yankees will likely be treating anything they get from him as an unexpected surprise this season.

Ellsbury isn't expected to report to spring training until March due to problems with his plantar fascia, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

The injury-plagued outfielder is completely past the hip injury that hampered him last season, but a new issue appears to have cropped up. It's unclear how severe the issue is or whether or not it will put Ellsbury's status for Opening Day in question. Regardless, things will likely become clearer once he arrives in Tampa and works out with the team once again.

General manager Brian Cashman said Ellsbury (hip) is "due to be healthy in spring training" but stopped short of saying he would be ready for Opening Day, Brendan Kuty of NJ.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

This statement implies that Ellsbury is tentatively scheduled resume baseball activities prior to spring training, but obviously with the outfielder's past injury history it's hard to guarantee his status five-plus months in advance. Ellsbury underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn left labrum in early August and failed to play in a single game in 2018.

Ellsbury underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his left hip Monday.

EDGE Analysis

The surgery, which was performed to a repair a torn labrum, carries a recovery time of six months, which will definitively rule Ellsbury out for the season but leave him ready to go in time for spring training next year. The veteran outfielder will end up not appearing in a single game this season. He won't be an enticing option next year as a 35-year-old who won't have played in over a year, but he'll still have over $47 million left on his contract, so the Yankees will likely try to find a role for him if he's able to return to action.

Ellsbury (hip) said Monday that he hasn't been cleared to resume baseball activities and doesn't know when that date will come. The outfielder reiterated that returning this season is "still the plan" but understands time is running out on the 2018 campaign, Erik Boland of Newsday Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ellsbury has yet to play in a professional game this season after opening the year on the disabled list due to a right oblique strain he suffered in spring training. According to manager Aaron Boone, he was expected to "ramp up" to baseball activities in mid-June, but that clearly hasn't occurred. At this point, there remains no timetable for Ellsbury's return and it's looking more and more likely that he will not play a fundamental role for the Yankees this year.

Manager Aaron Boone said Ellsbury (back, hip) has yet to resume baseball activities, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Boone added that he's "hopeful" Ellsbury will be able to return this season, though he refused to put a potential timetable on that return. The veteran outfielder has been sidelined all season thanks to a combination of oblique, back and hip issues. Given the length of his absence, Ellsbury will essentially need to go through an entire spring training once he finally resumes baseball activities.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Ellsbury (back, hip) is preparing to "ramp up" to baseball activities after the outfielder received positive news when he was examined by a back specialist last week, David Lennon of Newsday reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ellsbury opened the season on the disabled list after suffering a strained right oblique in spring training, but it's a combination of back and hip issues that have slowed him since April. Considering Ellsbury has yet to play in even a minor-league rehab game this season, he'll essentially need to go through spring training all over again once he initiates baseball activities again. It thus seems unlikely that Ellsbury will be activated from the 60-day DL until shortly before the All-Star break at the earliest.