Well then Sox mgt has been making a mistake for years not having Drew in center.
I never said I thought Ellsbury was great or that I wouldn't trade him. I merely take exception to the reliance upon stats to determine his defensive worth. ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thu Dec 17 18:27:28 2009 Subject: RE: Dealing Ellsbury? JD Drew really is a great defensive OFer. He tracks down everything and makes it look easy. I always tell my kids to watch JD in the OF. How do Youk and Lowell compare at 3B? ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Battikha Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Dealing Ellsbury? If you believe in Zone Rating, then: Jacoby Ellsbury is not a defensive star. He's actually rated lower than Jason Bay in Zone Rating. JD Drew is best in the OF for the Red Sox. MIke Cameron is also very high. Equal to Drew. And Youkilis is better than Adrian Gonzalez at 1st Base for a zone rating Having said that. I'm not sold on trading Ellsbury. I like having that kind of player on the team. That can make something happen with speed. On Dec 17, 2009, at 7:36 PM, Ray Salemi wrote: Amazing. A defensive gem whose been proven not to reach as many balls as other players. I wonder if he'd have to dive less if he got a better jump. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]> wrote: Hmmm. You mean stats and numbers don't accurately represent a player's worth? Blasphemer. Defensively he's a gem. Had a good year at the plate, too. He gets to balls and makes hits into outs. He almost gets to balls and a few times makes hits into errors. He freaks out pitchers on the bases. Speed is important. So, I like him. He's a proven ML player. ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thu Dec 17 13:24:27 2009 Subject: Re: Dealing Ellsbury? I don't think "ironic" is the word you are looking for. I think you are looking for "typical". On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:23 PM, William Marino <[email protected]> wrote: Ironic. Ellsbury just won MLB.com's Defensive Player of the Year. -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.com <http://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] <mailto: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] <mailto: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 <http://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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
