Ellsbury missed 88 Games in 2012 (and also missed 144 Games in 2010), which brings into question his long – term durability. Heck, even this year, he was seen with a walking boot only a few weeks prior to the playoffs. You can’t deny the man has put up some great numbers out of the leadoff spot for the Red Sox since 2007. Ellsbury has a Career 3 Slash of .297/.350/.789 – and averages 57 XBH, 55 SB, 198 Hits and 108 RBI for every 162 Games Played. The Yankees have inked him to a 7 year deal, and will bank on him staying healthy for most of the contract.
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With a decrease in the total amount of players taking PED’s in the MLB, speed is a more important factor to help manufacture runs than it was even a decade ago.
Jacoby Ellsbury leads the list last year with 52 bag swipes. The Yankees will need him to duplicate what he did in 2013 if they want any chance to compete in 2014.
Everth Cabrera would have been the odds on favorite to take the title – had he not been suspended 50 games for his part in the Biogenesis clinic.
Rajai Davis also enters the list. The Blue Jay in 2013, and Tiger in 2014, swiped 45 bags despite only coming in with 331 AB.
Jacoby Ellsbury 5 Stolen Base Game 2013
Carlos Gomez, 28, had a breakout season in 2013 with a career high 40 SB. Gomez added 61 Extra Base Hits, his 1st ALL – Star Game and brought home his 1st Gold Glove Award for CF – and also was among 9 players who had 20 HRs and 20 SB, but the only guy to be in the top for SB out of those 9,
Absent from the top of this mark is Mike Trout, who only finished with 33 SB, after racking in 50 in 2012. I would suspect the guy to be back near the leaders again in 2014.
2013 MLB Stolen Base Leaders
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY – 52
2. Eric Young Jr., NYM – 46
3. Rajai Davis, TOR – 45
4. Jean Segura, MIL – 44
T5. Elvis Andrus, TEX – 42
T5. Alex Rios, TEX – 42
7. Starling Marte, PIT – 41
8. Carlos Gomez, MIL – 40
9. Everth Cabrera, SD – 37
10. Leonys Martin, TEX – 36
Showing this art is a young mans game, none of the top 10 leaders in 2013, appear on the list for the active guys.
Active Stolen Base Leaders
1. Juan Pierre, 614
2. Ichiro Suzuki, 472
3. Carl Crawford, 447
T4. Jose Reyes, 425
T4. Jimmy Rollins, 425
6. Derek Jeter, 348
7. Chone Figgins, 337
8. Alex Rodriguez, 322
9. Rafael Furcal, 314
10. Carlos Beltran, 308
20 HRs and 20 SB
1. Mike Trout, LAA – 27 HRs and 33 SB
2. Carlos Gomez, MIL – 24 HRs and 40 SB
3. Andrew McCutchen, PIT – 21 HRs and 24 SB
4. Hunter Pence, PHI/SF – 27 HRS and 22 SB
5. Will Venable, SD – 22 HRs and 22 SB
6. Coco Crisp, OAK – 22 HRs and 21 SB
7. Ian Desmond, WSH – 20 HRs and 21 SB
8. Carlos Gonzalez, COL – 26 HRs and 21 SB
9. Shin-Soo Choo, CIN – 21 HRs and 20 SB
Another reason why you have to like the Rangers as an AL favorite is their speed. They had 3 guys in the top 10 MLB Stolen Base Leaders with Andrus, Rios and Martin, and have since added Choo, who was a 20/20 guy last year. To round out the other positions, they have HR power guys in Beltre, J.P Arencibia and Fielder, while Jurickson Profar is also capable of thieving 20 bags this year at 2B. This is an all – around great offense, with speed being the catalyst.
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