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Originally Posted by Balticfox
Truthfully I don't really understand all the hype he's drawing. The 67 bases he stole in 2024 wasn't a particularly striking total. Here are some other stolen base per year totals from recent years:
2023 Ronald Acuña Jr. - 73
2023 Esteury Ruiz - 67
2010 Juan Pierre - 68
2009 - Jacoby Ellsbury - 70
2008 Willy Tavares - 68
2007 José Reyes - 78
Even Reyes didn't draw the hype despite leading the National League in stolen bases three years in a row from 2005 t20o 07 and leading the National League in triples in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011.
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Elly has speed, power, RBI production. And he produced these numbers in his second season AGE 22!!! He is seen as unpolished, and if he matures he can be something greater.
2023 Acuna age 25 = 6th season of pro ball vs Elly's second (tons of hype for Acuna, though)
2023 Ruiz age 23 = stolen bases but no power (.345 SLG vs .471 for Cruz)
2010 Pierre 32 yo [25yo in 2003 when he stole 65] = stolen bases but no power (18 career HR)
2009 Ellsbury age 25 = stolen bases but no power (9 HR in 2008, 8 HR in 2009)
2009 Tavares age 26 = stolen bases but no power & no RBI (8 career HR)
2008 Reyes age 24 = good comparison, but never topped 20 HR. I remember a lot of hype around Reyes, though.
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Last edited by todeen; 03-31-2025 at 06:45 PM.
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