Now that former starting shortstop and Chicago Cubs’ All-Star, Starlin Castro is in his pinstripe uniform for the New York Yankees, Addison Russell has the shortstop position all to himself. With no competition and the opportunity to play 150 plus games at short, the baseball world will be able to see what the Chicago Cubs’ front office saw in Russell’s glove. But is his glove so good that is could be “golden”?
The road to a prestigious gold glove did get a lot easier with the big trade the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels made involving Andrelton Simmons, who is arguably the best defensive player in all of baseball.