 He was rated the best prospect in the Red Sox' organization and the 33rd-best prospect in baseball for 2007 by "Baseball America", while "Sports Illustrated" ranked Ellsbury as the 43rd-best prospect in baseball.Ellsbury began the 2007 season as the starting center fielder for the Sea Dogs and was promoted to the Pawtucket Red Sox of the Class AAA International League on May 4 after batting .452 in 17 games at Portland and being named the Eastern League Player of the Month for April.He was chosen to play in the 2007 All-Star Futures Game as part of the MLB All-Star festivities at AT&T Park in San Francisco.