Mike Russell  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Russell can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Russell also has a decent changeup. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
Runners do not get a good jump on Russell... many have noted that his motion is difficult to pick up. 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. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Russell as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

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
2003 AMS 91 84 89 78 49 53 53 56 51 62 62 66 58 0 0 0 32 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 394
2004 WAR 92 81 89 81 49 53 53 56 51 62 62 66 58 0 0 0 33 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 394
2005 WAR 92 78 89 79 49 53 53 56 51 62 62 66 61 0 0 0 35 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 46 389
2006 WAR 92 78 89 79 49 53 53 56 51 62 62 66 61 0 0 0 35 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 46 389
2007 MOR 93 75 89 79 49 53 53 56 51 62 62 66 61 0 0 0 36 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 386
Ratings Delta   +1 -3                             +1 +1           -1 -3
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Tue May 10 16:22:47 EDT 2005

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.