The Boston Red Sox are scrambling to look for outfielders after Jacoby Ellsbury agreed to a monstrous seven year deal with the team's arch rival, the New York Yankees.

Ellsbury followed the same path as former Red Sox star Johnny Damon, the speedy outfielder who won the 2004 title in Boston and then dashed to New York to join the Yankees.

The Red Sox were not expecting to be able to match Ellsbury's demands but the squad did not want him going to New York, of all places. According to ESPN, Boston was willing to give Ellsbury a six-year deal worth around $120 million but that was as far as they would go.

The Yankees won in the end after agreeing to the long-term deal worth around $153 million.

New York also acquired former Braves catcher Brian McCann this past week as the team looks to improve this offseason in order to avoid yet another season without a playoff appearance. The deal is said to be for 5 years and around $85 million.

The Yankees are also said to be interested in free agents Robinson Cano as well as Carlos Beltran but the team may not be able to afford Beltran's contract demands if they sign Cano.

Beltran is also interested in signing with the first team he ever played for, the Kansas City Royals. He also is looking at the possibility of signing with the Red Sox and the Yankees but it seems right now that his biggest priority is getting a four year deal. Beltran has enjoyed a nice comeback in the last few years to help erase his reputation as being an injury prone, aging star who could barely hit .270. The former Mets star is now is known as one of the top free agents on the market this offseason.

Speaking of New York, the talks between Mets and free-agent outfielder Curtis Granderson are "intensifying," according to sources at ESPN. The two sides are talking about a three-year deal for the soon to be 33 year old.