April 25, 2007 at 1:13 PM
Player of the Week; April 15-21: Jacoby Ellsbury
Top prospect Jacoby Ellsbury blew away the competition earning 72.4 percent of votes cast this week to win SoxProspects.com Player of the Week honors. Ellsbury hit at a .667 clip (8/16) with a double and two triples on the week, continuing what has been a strong season so far for the SoxProspects.com top rated prospect (.434/.483/.660 as of this writing). The 23-year-old lefty hitting Portland center fielder was the Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year and Minor League Base Runner of the Year in 2006, as well as a SoxProspects.com pre-season all all star (2006 & 2007). Also receiving votes this week were Lancaster's Michael Bowden for his continued strong performance in the Cal League and Greenville C Zack Farkes, who hit four homers on the week.