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Fantasy Baseball: Is Addison Russell Getting Overlooked?

Addison Russell's power numbers were among the best at shortstop in 2016, but he's still lagging behind the elite at the position.

While ascending through the minor leagues, Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell had that “can’t-miss prospect” label attached to him. He was mentioned in the same breath as other up-and-coming shortstops, such as Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Francisco Lindor and Xander Bogaerts, but he's seemingly lagged behind them in fantasy baseball rankings.

NFBC Average Draft Position (ADP) data has each of his peers getting selected within the first 30 picks.