James Russell

[Ace]

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Because he's a rookie, or because you don't like Russell, specifically?
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Both. We have too many unproven young guys in the pen and I don't see anything Russell has done to even sniff a spot on a big league roster. His numbers were unimpressive, if not bad last year in the minors and I have been underwhelmed with his stuff the two times I saw him pitch this spring.
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I was also very unimpressed the two times I saw him this Spring. Last year, though, weren't his really bad numbers from when he was starting? I could be remembering wrong, but I thought he turned it on a bit when he was moved to the pen late. Again, I could be remembering wrong.