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

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2017 VAG 63 32 20 24 54 45 57 49 49 49 0 0 44 35 0 0 18 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 29 122
2018 VAN 66 35 22 27 54 45 57 49 49 49 0 0 44 35 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 1 29 133
2019 VAN 68 43 30 30 54 45 57 49 49 49 0 0 44 35 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 30 154
2020 VAN 74 45 33 34 54 45 57 49 49 57 0 0 48 42 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 33 197
2021 VAN 74 46 35 42 54 45 57 49 49 62 0 0 50 46 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 35 220
2022 VAN 75 47 42 46 54 45 57 49 49 65 0 0 50 46 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 39 242
2023 VAN 78 48 46 50 54 45 57 49 49 67 0 0 51 48 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 43 263
2024 VAN 78 49 50 58 54 45 57 49 49 68 0 0 52 48 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 47 279
2025 VAN 78 52 50 62 54 45 57 49 49 68 0 0 52 50 0 0 26 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 50 284
Ratings Delta   +3   +4                   +2     +1             +3 +5

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2015 16 ULT 4 5 1 8 66 0 0 0 147.1 2.1 174 16 185 64 31 17 3.92 0.35 2.44 .302 .437 .291 .310 8.43
2016 17 ULT 8 4 4 11 61 0 0 0 90.2 1.1 95 15 100 34 27 11 3.39 0.34 2.16 .273 .431 .251 .293 7.25
2017 18 ULT 6 3 1 15 59 0 0 0 109.1 2.0 103 10 135 58 40 25 4.78 0.43 2.18 .249 .368 .281 .220 7.66
Totals     18 12 6 34 186 0 0 0 347.1 2.0 372 41 420 156 98 53 4.04 0.37 2.28 .278 .414 .276 .279 7.88

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Boaz Russell's Career Highlights
Year Details
2017 3rd round - 73rd overall selection by Vancouver Giants in the 2017 Amateur Draft

Boaz Russell's Comparable Players
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