Milan Russo  
Starting Pitcher | Barcelona Matadors

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He keeps his pitches low in the strike zone and throws a heavy ball. Russo can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Russo's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Russo also has a decent changeup. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. Dating back to his days in the minors, Russo has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Russo does a good job against the running game. He's quick to the plate and holds runners well. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Russo is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Russo has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Barcelona Matadors have been known to use Russo as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- 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 SEA 99 68 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 58 67 0 0 27 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 438
2004 SEA 99 68 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 58 69 0 0 29 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 437
2005 SEA 98 68 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 58 69 0 0 30 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 436
2006 SEA 98 68 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 58 69 0 0 30 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 436
2007 MOS 98 67 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 58 70 0 0 32 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 433
2008 MEL 98 66 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 58 70 0 0 33 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 51 431
2009 ROM 99 66 87 83 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 58 70 0 0 34 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 430
2010 BAR 99 65 87 82 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 59 70 0 0 35 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 428
2011 BAR 99 65 87 82 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 59 70 0 0 36 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 427
2012 BAR 99 65 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 59 70 0 0 37 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 428
2013 BAR 98 64 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 59 70 0 0 38 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 424
2014 BAR 99 64 87 84 54 41 47 55 46 60 53 0 59 70 0 0 38 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 427
Ratings Delta   +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.