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Originally Posted by VAChief
I don't have to think it...statistically right now they are close. You talked completely off the cuff (and wrongly) about a DeJong decline, ignoring the offensive decline of your own shortstop. You brought up Diaz...here is some facts.
The following is the current OPS+ and career OPS+ for all 3 shortstops. Guess which one is Russell?
106/115
101/108
78/88
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I havent ignored anything about Russell you clown.
Russell is there simply for his defense. His bat has never come around. I've even suggested that Theo needs to ****ing trade him in the the last couple pages. The Cubs can just as easily slide Baez over to SS and fill 2B with Zobrist/Happ if they choose or open up a spot for Bote and wait for the guy they just drafted in the 1st round who is the type of hitter this team desperately needs.
Guess what would happen if the Cubs did that? The gap between the Cubs lineup and Cardinals lineup would get LARGER while only suffering a minor loss in defense.
And if you think DeJong hasnt declined at the plate since his rookie year or even the start of this year then you clearly arent even paying attention to your own team.