Comments on: Should We Be Questioning Addison Russell’s Defense? http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/02/22/should-we-be-questioning-addison-russells-defense/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: theguz7 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/02/22/should-we-be-questioning-addison-russells-defense/#comment-21746 Sun, 25 Feb 2018 21:21:05 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=22989#comment-21746 Why wouldn’t we discuss Addy’s D? He may, somehow, remain a darling of the advanced fielding metrics, but the plain old-school metric of being able to throw from SS is in full display…and it’s an embarrassment to both Addy and the advanced metrics.

Russell’s 10 throwing E’s last yr was the worst mark in the NL. That number is shocking because he missed about 1/3 of the innings of other regular SS, and also because his arm is WEAK, not strong. Quick as he is, that fact hurts his range.

And it wasn’t just a bad year: over the past 2, his 19 throwing E’s are WORST IN MLB.

The problem is all the more glaring when we consider a guy who is at least as quick, with at least as much range, but has a cannon for an arm, is being committed to 2B. Cubs should make the right move—like they did when Russell forced Castro to move.

]]> By: The CHI Sports Fan (@TheCHISportsFan) http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/02/22/should-we-be-questioning-addison-russells-defense/#comment-21738 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:40:23 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=22989#comment-21738 I think you are right in bringing up the subject. However, Javy’s numbers are superior when you take out his “adaptation time” when moved to short. He is also seems to mature differently – both offensively and defensively than not just Russell but his counterparts. Have you looked at how well he adjusted offensively last year? He just continues to improve.

If Addison DOESN’T have a relatively injury-free breakout year offensively – I can’t see Joe NOT make the swap to SS and platoon Addison at 2nd – assuming Javy also doesn’t continue to maintain.

I’m truly expecting a breakout year for Addison though putting a lot of these questions to rest…

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