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Boaz Russell
Relief Pitcher | Vancouver Orcas
Pitching He is adept at coaxing groundballs with his sinking fastball and plunging curveball, so hitters try to force him to elevate his deliveries and hope that they'll catch too much of the strike zone. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders. He struggles away from home.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is merely average. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Russell is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Russell has some pop in his swing.
2025 Outlook The Vancouver Orcas signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Russell like a hot potato if something better comes along.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
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