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Originally Posted by Jadey
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S'okay. There's just a lot of people who would have been completely serious saying something like that
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But back to reality. One thing I have found rather interesting is that a couple of different guys (Jayson Stark and Ken Rosenthal) have reported that one sticking point with the Santana to Boston deal has been the Bosox reluctance to include Ellsbury in a deal. But I don't see why. Ellsbury is a guy who has shown ok speed and weak to moderate power through the minors and doesn't project to be much more than a average/slightly better than average CF. I understand he would be a capable starter not eligible for arbitration for a few years, but is Boston holding on to him because he had a good couple of months? It seems to me that now would be the time to deal him, while his value is high compared to his minor league production.
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He gets on-base a lot (.390 OBP in the minors) and steals bases both often and well. He walks as much as he strikes out. Plus, I haven't heard anything bad about his defense.
He'd be a good guy to lead-off and have in center field for a decade-plus, even if he doesn't have a lot of power. He's not going to be a star, though.
I think Boston is being blinded a little, but he was their top prospect according to Baseball America last year, so someone must think he's pretty good
He should be in the deal; I would much rather have him then Cereal Boy (which is Boston's opinion as well).