Jacoby Ellsbury sur les traces de Johnny Damon et Babe Ruth?

Jacoby Ellsbury n'allait pas demeurer à Boston, presque tous les observateurs et analystes le disaient avant même la fin de la série mondiale. Il a signé un généreux contrat avec l'ennemi juré des Red Sox, les Yankees de New York. Ces derniers ont déjà signé un nouveau receveur avant d'ajouter un joueur de champs centre de premier plan. Ellsbury devient le troisième joueur de Red Sox à remporter un championnat à Beantown avant de se diriger vers le Bronx dans l'espoir de répéter.  Damon et Ruth y sont parvenus...

 "A career .297 hitter with a .353 on-base percentage, Ellsbury is one of the more dynamic players in baseball, combining speed and power. His wins above replacement, a statistic designed to show a players value over a typical replacement player, was 5.8 last year and 8.1 in 2011, perhaps his finest season.

He finished second to Justin Verlander in the American League Most Valuable Player award voting in 2011 after he hit .321 with 364 total bases, 32 homers, 105 runs batted in, 119 runs, 46 doubles and 39 stolen bases — a breathtaking display of all-around productivity. Injuries have been a problem at times, with rib cage and shoulder problems limiting him to 18 games in 2010 and 74 in 2012. But even at the ages of 29 and 30 in 2013, he still managed to lead the A.L. in stolen bases with 52, the third time he topped that category. He also led the league with 10 triples in 2009.

 In 38 postseason games, he has batted .301, including .325 in 10 World Series games with a .386 O.B.P.

 Other than in 2011, he never hit more than nine home runs, but the Yankees envision his power numbers rising with the short porch in right field, always inviting to left-handed hitters like Ellsbury and McCann.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/sports/baseball/yankees-and-jacoby-ellsbury-near-seven-year-deal.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131204&_r=0