Now, to be truthful, that headline REALLY does not say very much. I mean, how many Speedsters can you name from Red Sox History [and you can't count Ricky Henderson's stop-over there on his way to the Hall of Fame!]
The Boston Red Sox picked up the Major Leaguer with the 4th highest total of Stolen Bases, last year, in Carl Crawford [and I think Jacoby Ellsbury is faster than that!]. With two absolute speedsters in their starting outfield, it should be fun to watch. Another Player on the team with some speed is Dustin Pedroia [although his foot injury last season may have hobbled him some]. Heck, even David Ortiz has stolen a base in the past [and no one was more surprised than him!]. David even stole a base in today's Spring Training action [Going 3 for 3 in the process!]. Cameron as a backup outfielder adds some speed to the equation, as well, but if he is 'spelling' either Ellsbury or Crawford it won't be a positive speed trade-off. Hopefully he will be standing in Right-Field to give JD Drew some time off, for his annual injury time on the disabled list.
Ellsbury is awesome [and Cute too!]
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