The Red Sox second most promising young player made his Major League debut on Saturday. Jacoby Ellsbury, a draft pick from 2005, came up and played center field, batting ninth and pulling in a single. Sort of an inauspicious beginning for someone so highly regarded but it will come.
Sadly, for Ellsbury, the potential All-Star game starter for the AL, Mr. Josh Beckett, couldn't hold the 4 run lead he was given, promptly coughing it up, allowing the Rangers and the red-hot Kenny Lofton to continue their winning ways.
Pretty low key way to start but this kid could be the real deal. Its pretty standard to compare him to Johnny Damon but that’s not fair. This kid’s got a better arm than Damon.
Keep your eyes peeled for Clay Buchholz in the near future if one of the Sox throwers go down. The guy has been tearing things up in double-A and should be up by the end of the year for sure.
Showing posts with label Kenny Lofton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kenny Lofton. Show all posts
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Old-Timer
A little love for Kenny Lofton. The 40 year old journeyman currently with Texas, has been absolutely on fire lately. He was hitting .261 to start the month, and as the month nears a conclusion, he’s now up to .301 after a 4 for 4 showing on Friday against the Red Sox.
In the month of June Lofton has gone a ridiculous 31 for 81 for an average of .432, while in the past 7 games its gotten even more outlandish. He has destroyed opponents pitching hitting 14 for 27 for a .519 number. Not too bad for a guy that had very little expected of him coming into 2007. Add on top of all that, that he took four bases on Friday, putting his total on the year at 20, and you have yourself one heck of a leadoff batter.
Lofton has been a pleasant surprise for Texas this year, joining Sammy Sosa as pleasant surprise of the year type candidates. Not to mention, prime trade targets for teams looking to add a veteran outfielder at the deadline.
In the month of June Lofton has gone a ridiculous 31 for 81 for an average of .432, while in the past 7 games its gotten even more outlandish. He has destroyed opponents pitching hitting 14 for 27 for a .519 number. Not too bad for a guy that had very little expected of him coming into 2007. Add on top of all that, that he took four bases on Friday, putting his total on the year at 20, and you have yourself one heck of a leadoff batter.
Lofton has been a pleasant surprise for Texas this year, joining Sammy Sosa as pleasant surprise of the year type candidates. Not to mention, prime trade targets for teams looking to add a veteran outfielder at the deadline.
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