{"playerId":1579,"percentChange":-2.3,"averageDraftPosition":9.4,"percentOwned":96.9,"playerRaterSEASON":-3.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said that Ellsbury (shoulder) could return in early July, ESPN Boston's Gordon Edes reports.","spin":"It's considered a rough estimate for Ellsbury, but no details have been revealed as far as a timetable for him to begin baseball activities again.","date":"Mon May 21"},"fullName":"Jacoby Ellsbury","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"While an increase in power was expected, the home run spike Ellsbury enjoyed last season was far beyond what anyone imagined, especially since he missed the majority of 2010 after cracking his ribs on Adrian Beltre's knees in April. After swatting just 20 dingers in his first 1,554 plate appearances, he exploded for 32 in 732 plate appearances in 2011. The question is not can he do it again (the odds are quite slim he can), but rather how many will he hit this season. The thing is, not many of Ellsbury's homers were of the cheap variety. According to the ESPN Home Run Tracker, only four of his bombs were classified as just enough, eight were called no doubt, while 19 were rated plenty. For you math majors, the missing one was an inside-the-park job. Expecting a regression into the 20s is reasonable, and if Ellsbury is not circling the bases so much, he may be able to steal more bases.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Feb 10"},"positionRank":134}