Jacoby Ellsbury won another game with another walk off hit and RBI, a homer tonight. Should people start looking at him as an MVP candidate?
He's a leadoff hitter and currently sits in the following places with his stats:
6th in batting average
15th in on base percentage
10th in slugging percentage
9th in on base slugging percentage
4th in stolen bases
14th in home runs
14th in runs batted in
5th in doubles
3rd in hits
2nd in runs
2nd in total bases
1st in fielding percentage amongst outfielders
3rd amongst range factor in CFs
1st in least errors committed amongst outfielders
1st amongst put outs by CFs
2nd amongst total chances by CFs
Ellsbury has been the catalyst that drives this Red Sox team, getting on base, stealing bases, scoring runs, driving in runs from the top of the order, hitting homeruns, and playing a Golden Glove caliber center field.
Now given, Adrian Gonzalez is probably the AL MVP, but can Ellsbury really be considered that far behind him in importance to his team and overall MVP of the league?