Prospect Alert: Scouting Report: Jacoby Ellsbury

Posts: 4543 · Posted: May 07, 2007 4:44 pm

Prospect Alert: Scouting Report: Jacoby Ellsbury

At a generous 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds, Jacoby Ellsbury stands as a meager looking baseball player. But in defiance of...

Posts: 14773 · Posted: May 07, 2007 6:36 pm

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This year, the athletic outfielder has found his stroke. He’s been on a rampage, tearing through Double-A. His gap power has improved and he’s driving the ball more to the opposite field. He was recently promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket where the Red Sox expect continued development from Ellsbury and potentially some major league relief at some point this season. To date, Ellsbury has hit .452/.518/.644 with ten doubles and two triples.

Nice, I had no clue he was promoted. Every Sunday the Eastern League leaders are posted in my local paper and he was absolutely tearing up the stats in double A like you mentioned. The really amazing part about that was that he had missed a boat load of games in the beginning of the season when all the rain effected MLB. He was leading the league in certain categories with 4 or 5 less games played than other guys atop the charts.

Edit: Also, I had no clue he was that small. Obvoisly he can put on some weight once they get him on HGH, but I thought he was bigger.

Posts: 7332 · Posted: May 07, 2007 7:31 pm

185 pounds is like Alfonso Soriano size. But yeah, I read about his promotion. Glad to see him tearing up Double A. It was time he got promoted.

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whats his upside? I think he's supposed to be a good defender which means he's worthless in fantasy.

Posts: 7985 · Posted: May 07, 2007 7:34 pm

darko wrote:

whats his upside? I think he's supposed to be a good defender which means he's worthless in fantasy.

His upside is something like a .290 average, 30 stolen bases, and in front of Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, 120 runs. He'll give next to nothing in terms of power though.

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kschellenger wrote:

darko wrote:

whats his upside? I think he's supposed to be a good defender which means he's worthless in fantasy.

His upside is something like a .290 average, 30 stolen bases, and in front of Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, 120 runs. He'll give next to nothing in terms of power though.

Sounds like Rich Man's Scott Podsednik.

Posts: 7985 · Posted: May 07, 2007 7:40 pm

darko wrote:

kschellenger wrote:

darko wrote:

whats his upside? I think he's supposed to be a good defender which means he's worthless in fantasy.

His upside is something like a .290 average, 30 stolen bases, and in front of Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, 120 runs. He'll give next to nothing in terms of power though.

Sounds like Rich Man's Scott Podsednik.

In terms of fantasy value, Ellsbury is worse. Podsednik can steal 40 or more bases if he's healthy and playing every day.

In real life value, Podsednik is much worse at the plate and much worse worse in the field.

Posts: 7332 · Posted: May 07, 2007 8:33 pm

kschellenger wrote:

darko wrote:

kschellenger wrote:

darko wrote:

whats his upside? I think he's supposed to be a good defender which means he's worthless in fantasy.

His upside is something like a .290 average, 30 stolen bases, and in front of Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, 120 runs. He'll give next to nothing in terms of power though.

Sounds like Rich Man's Scott Podsednik.

In terms of fantasy value, Ellsbury is worse. Podsednik can steal 40 or more bases if he's healthy and playing every day.

In real life value, Podsednik is much worse at the plate and much worse worse in the field.

You wrote sometime that you predicted that Jason Place was going to be the future CF for the Sox. What is the difference between these two players? Obviously, Place is only 18 or 19 years old, but if he plays well in A or AA, who do you expect to be moved?

Posts: 7985 · Posted: May 07, 2007 8:35 pm

DOH!!! wrote:

kschellenger wrote:

darko wrote:

kschellenger wrote:

darko wrote:

whats his upside? I think he's supposed to be a good defender which means he's worthless in fantasy.

His upside is something like a .290 average, 30 stolen bases, and in front of Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, 120 runs. He'll give next to nothing in terms of power though.

Sounds like Rich Man's Scott Podsednik.

In terms of fantasy value, Ellsbury is worse. Podsednik can steal 40 or more bases if he's healthy and playing every day.

In real life value, Podsednik is much worse at the plate and much worse worse in the field.

You wrote sometime that you predicted that Jason Place was going to be the future CF for the Sox. What is the difference between these two players? Obviously, Place is only 18 or 19 years old, but if he plays well in A or AA, who do you expect to be moved?

I think Place will be the future CF while Ellsbury will be a 4th OF because I think ultimately, the defensive difference between the two won't be that great while Place has a lot more offensive upside.

Posts: 1465 · Posted: May 07, 2007 11:37 pm

hessshaun wrote:

Obvoisly he can put on some weight once they get him on HGH

Nice!