Ellsbury Shines Again
"Facts are such stubborn things." Sortable Batting RK PLAYER AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS 1 Ichiro Suzuki 228 37 66 9 2 3 14 24 2 19 21 .289 .349 .386 .735 2 Jacoby Ellsbury 168 40 47 5 2 4 19 23 2 25 18 .280 .379 .405 .784 Earlier this year I wrote of the possibility that Jacoby Ellsbury could be a part of the American League All-Star team. Is that just a pipe dream or something more. Ellsbury has already added three more stolen bases tonight to assume the league lead, scored another run to remain in second place hehind Ian Kinsler, and has played outstanding defense at all three outfield positions, including saving Jon Lester's no-hitter with a diving catch. If you examine his statistics relative to Ichiro, Ellsbury has scored more runs in far fewer plate appearances, and has higher on-base percentage, slugging average, and on-base-slugging percentage than the veteran Seattle All-Star. Consider that Ichiro is only one of two AL rookies to win both the...