Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Sox Make Center Fielder Rich By Taking Him #1:
Scouting Report:
Jacoby Ellsbury
School:
Oregon State
Position: OF B/T: L/L
H: 6'1' W: 185
Scouting report:
Medium frame. Live, lean, athletic build. Pure athletic. Leadoff CF profile w/ impact speed both ways. Contact hitter w/ a level, compact swing. Uses the whole field. Gap to gap power."
Ellsbury finished the regular season tied for second in the Pac-10 with a .415 batting average and a .504 on-base percentage. His 86 hits set a school record and he holds the Beavers' career record in runs scored.
Baseball America rated Ellsbury as the fastest baserunner in the NCAA, clocking him at 6.55 seconds in 60 yards. Ellsbury was one of six selections the Sox had in the first 57 picks.
Scouting Report:
Jacoby Ellsbury
School:
Oregon State
Position: OF B/T: L/L
H: 6'1' W: 185
Scouting report:
Medium frame. Live, lean, athletic build. Pure athletic. Leadoff CF profile w/ impact speed both ways. Contact hitter w/ a level, compact swing. Uses the whole field. Gap to gap power."
Ellsbury finished the regular season tied for second in the Pac-10 with a .415 batting average and a .504 on-base percentage. His 86 hits set a school record and he holds the Beavers' career record in runs scored.
Baseball America rated Ellsbury as the fastest baserunner in the NCAA, clocking him at 6.55 seconds in 60 yards. Ellsbury was one of six selections the Sox had in the first 57 picks.
