Jacoby Ellsbury

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Jacoby Ellsbury (born September 11, 1983, in Madras, Oregon) is a baseball player who is currently the # 1 prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization. He started the 2006 season as the Single A Wilmington Blue Rocks' starting center fielder, and was promoted on July 12 to the Double A Portland Sea Dogs. Jacoby is projected to be in the Major Leagues by mid-2007 and is considered to be one of the top outfield prospects in baseball along with fellow Oregonian Trevor Crowe of the Cleveland Indians farm system

Jacoby was drafted by Boston 23rd overall in the 2005 MLB entry draft out of Oregon State University. He was originally drafted but not signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 23rd round of the 2002 entry draft.

Jacoby is expected to start the 2007 season as the starting centerfielder for the Red Sox Triple A affiliate Pawtucket Red Sox

[edit] Awards

2003 Freshman Second Team NCAA All-American
2004 Pac-10 Conference All-Star
2005 Pac-10 Conference Co-Player of the Year
2005 Pac-10 Conference All-Star
2005 First Team NCAA All-American
2006 Carolina League All-Star
2006 Eastern League Player of the Week August 6-13
2006 Arizona Fall League Rising Stars

[edit] Career statistics

Stats
Season	Team	League	Age	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	OBP	SLG
2003	Oregon State	NCAA	19	.330	53	206	56	68	10	3	7	33	14	4	26	33	.427	.510
2004	Oregon State	NCAA	20	.352	49	196	56	69	8	2	3	20	20	4	30	17	.464	.459
2004	Falmouth	Cape Cod League	20	.245	28	110	20	27	2	3	1	7	12	3	17	25	.376	.345
2005	Oregon State	NCAA	21	.406	58	244	56	99	19	3	6	48	26	8	36	21	.495	.582
2005	Lowell	A	21	.317	35	139	28	44	3	5	1	19	23	3	24	20	.418	.432
2006	Wilmington	A	22	.299	61	244	35	73	7	5	4	32	25	9	25	28	.379	.418
2006	Portland	AA	22	.308	50	198	29	61	10	3	3	19	16	8	24	25	.387	.434
2006	Peoria	Arizona Fall League	23	.276	25	105	18	29	4	3	0	3	7	3	8	16	.342	.371