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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefIllini" data-source="post: 1433049" data-attributes="member: 588522"><p>Russell is one of the best defensive SS's in the game, better than Baez (defensively at SS alone), probably top 3 in the league. He's not Mendoza line bad, and giving up offense at the SS position is something I don't mind (arguably the most difficult defensive position), but his power has to tick upward for a contender. At this point, I think his ceiling is about .250 and 20ish HR, which is obviously more than acceptable if he keeps his defense up.</p><p></p><p>I believe in allowing the whole truth to come out before fully judging a player. That being said, there are facts out there that clearly show tendencies to not be a model human being, and being in the spotlight of the MLB, you have to at least appear clean. I don't want him back, regardless of how good a player he is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefIllini, post: 1433049, member: 588522"] Russell is one of the best defensive SS's in the game, better than Baez (defensively at SS alone), probably top 3 in the league. He's not Mendoza line bad, and giving up offense at the SS position is something I don't mind (arguably the most difficult defensive position), but his power has to tick upward for a contender. At this point, I think his ceiling is about .250 and 20ish HR, which is obviously more than acceptable if he keeps his defense up. I believe in allowing the whole truth to come out before fully judging a player. That being said, there are facts out there that clearly show tendencies to not be a model human being, and being in the spotlight of the MLB, you have to at least appear clean. I don't want him back, regardless of how good a player he is. [/QUOTE]
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