It's not an over statement that the Over The Monster community under estimated what Jacoby Ellsbury would do this season.

Nobody was really that close at all. Only one guess was actually over his batting average this season and the closest guess for stolen bases was still 14 off. Rough.

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about 1 month ago: Boston Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew waits to hit during practice in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in preparation for the team's upcoming American League division series baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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It's that time of the year again: community projections results time!

Gather 'round, kids, as I reveal how the community at Over The Monster was able to predict the season's of some of the Sox's players. We did eight in the preseason, including the whole lineup except David Ortiz (should have ... that would be interesting). I try to get to every player before the season starts, but that's usually unrealistic. Eight, though, is a pretty good number.

Today we start with everyone's favorite right fielder, J.D. Drew.

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7 months ago: Boston Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew dives but can't make the play on a double by Tampa Bay Rays Shawn Riggins in the fourth inning during their spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Tuesday March 31, 2009.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Let's round out the lineup today by doing the community projection for everyone's favorite right fielder, J.D. Drew. Use the form below to copy and paste in the comments:

AB:
HR:
BA:
OBP:
SLG:

Special category:

Total games played in the regular season:

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7 months ago: Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (46) leaps unsuccessfully for an RBI-double by Minnesota Twins' Michael Cuddyer in the fifth inning during their spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Thursday, April 2, 2009.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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We're almost done with the lineup! Today's community projection will be Jacoby Ellsbury, the Red Sox's leadoff hitter. Copy and paste the form below and let us know if Jacoby will, once again, lead the American League in stolen bases:

AB:
HR:
BA:
OBP:
SLG:

Special category:

SB:

Oh, and for the record: we are no longer nicknaming him "Tacoby Bellsbury." New nicknames will be accepted until May.

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7 months ago: Boston Red Sox's Jason Bay dashes down the first base line with two run home run off Minnesota Twins starter Francisco Liriano in the third inning of their spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Friday March 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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The infield is done, now let's move to the outfield where we'll start with Big Game Bay in our daily community projections (for the rest of the community projections and add your thoughts, click here).

This is Bay's first full season as a Red Sox. How will he handle it? Let us know in the comments. Copy and paste the form below:

AB:
HR:
BA:
OBP:
SLG:

Special category:

SB (he said he wants to steal more bags this year...):

Opening Day in three days!

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7 months ago: Boston Red Sox batter Mike Lowell fouls off a pitch during the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, March 30, 2009, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

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Another community projection today (find all the other communtiy projections here). Today's is everyone's favorite (current) third baseman, Mike Lowell.

Copy and paste the form below and get your thoughts in:

AB:
HR:
BA:
OBP:
SLG:

Special category:

2B (his nickname is 'Doubles' after all):

Remember that you can add your projections at any time before the season starts.

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7 months ago: Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, right, fields a flipped ball from shortstop Jed Lowrie (12) during a double play drill in a spring training baseball practice prior to a game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday March 28, 2009.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Until Opening Day, my goal is to do one community projection a day. We have already done Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia (click here to add your thoughts) and we will continue through the lineup and some pitchers. Today's projection is the Jedi Master, Jed Lowrie.

Use this form to copy and paste into the comments. Reply with what you think Jed Lowrie will do this season:

AB:
HR:
BA:
OBP:
SLG:

For those that have never played this game, it's easy: you copy the form, you paste the form in the comments and then you enter what you think the player will do for each stat category. At the end of the year I'll figure out which reader guessed the closest and see what the average reader opinion was.

Enjoy!

We're only two players deep into this year's community projections, but it looks like we're already on a pretty good pace. If you haven't been making your predictions, jump on the bandwagon now because it's fun to see what you predict now and what actually happens come October.

To predict for Jason Varitek or Kevin Youkilis, click here.

Today we continue with the 2008 American League Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia:

AB:
HR:
BA:
OBP:
SLG:

As always, copy and paste the form above and fill in with your own guesses.