Addison Russell

[UMFan83]

To continue my rant (and this is a rant I've already went on in some other thread earlier this year)...

 

I'm like super glad you joined our message board

[BigSlick]

I love Duke.

 

I also love that Addy's line is getting more and more aesthetically pleasing. .251-.336-.445 with a 108 OPS+. Don't ever leave me.

[Andy]

He's going to hit 20-25 dongs the next 5 years with elite defense and how's Jeff Samardzija doing, I forgot

[David]

how far off is the hybrid fWAR + DRS from bWAR anyway? isn't that the key difference between the two (for position players)?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

how far off is the hybrid fWAR + DRS from bWAR anyway? isn't that the key difference between the two (for position players)?

 

I'm not intimately familiar with bWAR, but I would guess not far off. Russell is at 4.0 bWAR, Seager at 5.4.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

how far off is the hybrid fWAR + DRS from bWAR anyway? isn't that the key difference between the two (for position players)?

 

Not very far off. That's the big difference. There are a few other minor things in there. But, that's the biggie. But, again, I don't want to go there for it. I like the layout at Fangraphs more and I'm more comfortable with it. And I like my pitching WAR based on FIP rather than ERA.

[Derwood]

One more hot series like he's been having and he might lead the team in RBI when September starts

[NOLA]

He's going to hit 20-25 dongs the next 5 years with elite defense and how's Jeff Samardzija doing, I forgot

He's still contemplating how that Cubs team would have become a juggernaut led by him and Scott Feldman.

[David]

i still remember when we were all pining for archie bradley and we were thinking there was no way we'd get a return that good for shark

 

then we got addy out of horsefeathering nowhere

[Thed Hoyerstein]

i still remember when we were all pining for archie bradley and we were thinking there was no way we'd get a return that good for shark

 

then we got addy out of [expletive] nowhere

 

http://theledgesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cigar-smile.jpg

[Aaron_Kennelly]

So, according to UZR, Addi's apparently saved 4.7 runs in his last two games.

 

 

He is now at 11.8 runs saved. This ranks third in UZR among shortstops, behind Lindor and Crawford. That puts him at 3.8 fWAR, which moves him above Bogaerts, and among the elite-tier shortstops. The UZR guys clearly took my haranguing to heart and rectified this matter by retroactively assigning correct value on past plays.

 

[Careless]

how has this not been bumped tonight? Amazing angle he took on that.

[NotSoSober]

Russell referring to Bryant as "that kid" numerous times in the Scott Van Pelt interview right after the game makes him even more awesome

[sneakypower]

The 106 feet he raced to make the catch was the farthest Statcast™ has tracked a shortstop who made a catch on a ball with a hang time of less than 5.5 seconds.

http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/198889164/addison-russell-robs-pirates-with-great-catch/

[sneakypower]

do not be alarmed but in his last 50 games Addison Russell is playing at a 36 HR, 150 RBI pace (600 AB)

[Derwood]

do not be alarmed but in his last 50 games Addison Russell is playing at a 36 HR, 150 RBI pace (600 AB)

 

yeah but only hitting .254 so.....

[imb]

do not be alarmed but in his last 50 games Addison Russell is playing at a 36 HR, 150 RBI pace (600 AB)

 

yeah but only hitting .254 so.....

 

every chicago sports talk radio caller is gonna be real confused how to feel about him

[BigSlick]

Batting average doesn't matter for meatballs, if and only if, you're talking about Todd Frazier

[Ding Dong Johnson]

do not be alarmed but in his last 50 games Addison Russell is playing at a 36 HR, 150 RBI pace (600 AB)

 

yeah but only hitting .254 so.....

 

every chicago sports talk radio caller is gonna be real confused how to feel about him

"he might be a little better than Castro was on defense, but he can't hit. he should be batting 9th like last year"

[David]

do not be alarmed but in his last 50 games Addison Russell is playing at a 36 HR, 150 RBI pace (600 AB)

 

yeah but only hitting .254 so.....

 

every chicago sports talk radio caller is gonna be real confused how to feel about him

 

lol i saw some kid on instagram asking her friend why Addy's BA was so "small"...like it didn't make sense that he could be good and be hitting .240 something

[David]

Batting average doesn't matter for meatballs, if and only if, you're talking about Todd Frazier

 

leave it to hawk to correctly point out that BA is overrated and then be completely wrong about why

[David]

I don't even know what to make of this

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKHUU0yhdfO/

[Sammy Sofa]

I predict this leads to, at least, 4 more babies.

[Derwood]

http://www.juice.ph/cms_images/260341/bmur.jpg

[Banedon]

I don't even know what to make of this

 

I love Addy, but watching that seems like a little kid playing grown up. Because still seems like 19 years old or something to me.