Jacoby Ellsbury

[jacksonianmarch]

who can't Ellsbury wait to meet in CF next yr? Coco?

[MANNYHOF24]

Originally Posted by adam123

ellsbury cant wait to see him next year in center .

What the hell does this mean?

[riverside sluggers]

The more I think about it "Example", I like the idea about Coco as the team's 4th OF when Ellsbury someday takes over

[Rdsxmbnt]

he obviously meant "Ellsbury, I cant wait to see him next year."

[adam123]

Originally Posted by riverside sluggers

The more I think about it "Example", I like the idea about Coco as the team's 4th OF when Ellsbury someday takes over

I really dont think he will go for that .

[example1]

Originally Posted by adam123

I really dont think he will go for that .

What's he going to do, grab a gun and start shooting people? Seriously, I don't understand why people make this argument. Coco Crisp is a good OF. He can play all 3 positions, can run for speed, has occasional power (if I wasn't lazy I would emphasize occasional) and is a switch hitter.

I think as long as he's under contract he WILL go for it because he won't have a choice. More likely than not it would be almost a reverse Pedroia situation, where they would 'give' Crisp the starting spot and have Ellsbury fill in occasionally a la Cora. Crisp may be confronted with a choice: start on a crappy team and value playing time more than winning, or play on a potentially WS winning team where 4 OFs play regularly but Crisp is the super-sub.

If I had a multi million dollar contract and someone said, "You know, we'd rather you just sit here... but we'll still pay you" I wouldn't complain about it. It isn't like Crisp needs to "prove himself" so some other team will give him a multi-million dollar contract. If he were a FA next year or the year after, even as a bench player, he would get a multi-million dollar contract simply because of the facts I listed above: switch hitting, speedy, versitile OFs are a commodity in this league. He'll be fine. And it's not like he is going to get Carlos Beltran money even if he starts every single game.

I'm still a fan of Crisp as the 4th and possibly moving WMP.

[Anuj09]

i hope they give Ellsbury some AAA time - look at Gordon hes really sucking because i think he was rushed.

[mosox]

i agree, I hope we don't see him at Fenway until September at the earliest. Let him hit AAA pitching all summer.

[adam123]

This is a good sign. Looks like we will be seing him sooner than expected

[TheKilo]

Since no one posted it officially:

Ellsbury to Pawtucket
By Steve Silva, Boston.com Staff

He's moving on up.

Red Sox outfield prospect Jacoby Ellsbury was promoted to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox from the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, and will start in center field for the PawSox tonight, according to the PawSox website. The PawSox host the Indianapolis Indians at 7:05 p.m. at McCoy Stadium.

Last night, in the Sea Dogs' 7-3 loss to Bowie, Ellsbury extended his hitting streak to 15 games, going 2 for 4, scoring twice, and stealing his eighth base of the season.

Ellsbury's .452 average is the highest in the minor leagues. And while he has yet to hit a home run, he had still managed to post a .653 slugging percentage to go along with a .512 on-base percentage.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...ry_to_paw.html

[riverside sluggers]

Didnt even hear about it, thanks for the heads up Kilo It was only a matter of time

per soxprospects.com, Kerry Robinson was released to make room

[TedWilliams101]

I can't wait to see Ellsbury playing CF for the sox. I've been really impressed with what I have seen from him thus far.

[Anuj09]

I'm thinking if Drew/WMP/ Coco gets injured any time soon then you call up Moss Ochoa or Murphy before Ellsbury

[riverside sluggers]

Ellsbury tonight went 1 for 4, 2 Walks, 2 Runs

[TGov]

Originally Posted by Anuj09

I'm thinking if Drew/WMP/ Coco gets injured any time soon then you call up Moss Ochoa or Murphy before Ellsbury

Either of those two or Moss before Ellsbury, I would hate to see Ellsbury get rested for no reason and be ruined...