Who says being boring is a bad thing?
Addison Russell has usurped Starlin Castro as the Cubs' shorstop and the 21-year-old rookie did it, in part, by being "boring."
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"The thing that stands out to me is how simple he is in his approach to defense," manager Joe Maddon said, before telling a story about when he saw Russell's simple approach for the first time in spring training.
"What he does is right. That's the way I would teach it.