Ellsbury was slightly below average in fielding in 2009: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ellsbja01-field.shtml#standard_fielding
He was so close to average that I wouldn't say he cost us anything On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > I was surprised yesterday when Sean McAdam and Steve Buckley knocked > Ellsbury's defense. He's made some exciting plays, but perhaps he's not > strong day-to-day? > > Bucholz/Ellsbury does sound like a lot, but I'm about the team. If Theo can > fill the hole in LF I'm all for the deal. > > BTW, you're all free to throw these words back at me in a couple of years. > But Casey Kelly better be a damn good ballplayer if he's that untouchable. > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Matt & Olga McSorley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> If dealing those two gets a power-hitting first baseman just coming into >> his prime, I can live with it. Ellsbury's OBP is in the lower third of >> major-league leadoff hitters and he doesn't provide a ton of power. I like >> the kid and I like what he brings, but I think the upgrade to Gonzalez is >> worth it, especially given that Mike Cameron can play center field. >> >> Any chance they make the deal for Gonzalez, who's on a very club-friendly >> deal at the moment, and still sign Bay to play left? That team would stack >> up very favorably against the Yankees. It's also feasible payroll-wise >> because a lot of money is coming off the books the next two years. >> >> -- Matt >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Steve Gendron <[email protected]> >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Thu, December 17, 2009 11:03:54 AM >> *Subject:* Dealing Ellsbury? >> >> Talk is that the Red Sox would have to deal both Clay Bucholz AND Jacoby >> Ellsbury to land Adrian Gonzalez. Ellsbury's speed makes him so valuable, >> I'm not sure I like where a trade like that would leave the team. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
