"Ellsbury is one of the game's brightest lights, the first American Indian of Navajo descent to reach the Majors, and the newest member of the heralded Draft class of 2005 to break in, after Boston's
Craig Hansen, Washington's
Ryan Zimmerman, Colorado's
Troy Tulowitzki and Kansas City's
Alex Gordon. Ultimately, Ellsbury is an 'unfinished product,' according to manager
Terry Francona, a prospect in his developmental stage." - By Alex McPhillips on MLB.com (07/01/2007, 'Ellsbury shows his speed in debut',
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