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Clone Wars: Jacoby Ellsbury and Juan Pierre
Clone Wars: Jacoby Ellsbury and Juan Pierre
Unable to increase his walk rate Jacoby Ellsbury is dangerously close to being the next Juan Pierre. Click the title to read more. Click here to learn about THT's download subscriptions.
Sox to sign first-round pick Fuentes
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Is Ellsbury the new Pierre?
myespn.go.com — Jacoby Ellsbury had a huge 33 games in a 2007 call up and even made a great... showing in the 2007 playoffs, but has yet to match those numbers since. He has been given many comparisons to other players, including Fred Lynn, Johnny Damon and Ichiro ... (more) Is Ellsbury the new Pierre?
Ellsbury thriving in new lineup spot | redsox.com: News
Ellsbury thriving in new lineup spot | redsox.com: News
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THT Fantasy Focus: Clone Wars
Roto Savants — My new article is up at The Hardball Times. Make sure to check it out. ...

Clone Wars: Jacoby Ellsbury and Juan Pierre
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Fantasy Links of the Day
MLB Notebook - Major League Baseball New, Notes, and Analysis — ... is a worthy prospect. Closer Links: Bullpen Usage Report discusses Huston Street, Brian Fuentes, J.P. Howell, and Mike MacDougal. Depth Charts and Hot Seat. Hitter Links: In Leading Off, Eric Karabell professes his fantasy love for the Tampa Bay Rays. He's right, while we all watch their pitchers, it's the Rays offense scoring the fantasy points. Is Clint Barmes worth owning? (Yes) Jacoby Ellsbury is like Juan Pierre. ...

Rob Neyer and Jacoby Ellsbury
Roto Savants — Quite an exciting day for me as my second article at The HardBall Times was linked and discussed at Rob Neyers blog on ESPN. He disagreed with the Pierre comparison, but the commentors so far think I was more right than he thinks. While I'm self promoting here I would suggest our RSS Feed. Our you can sign up for the email delivery:Subscribe to RotoSavants by Email We also have a Facebook group and my Twitter account @TroyPatterson for late night updates or discussions. ...

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