Addison Russell doesn't have time to think about whether or not Javy Baez is coming for the starting shortstop gig.
Russell is too busy making sure he's able to perform at his physical peak for as much of 2018 as possible after a rough few years in that regard.
The soon-to-be-24-year-old only played in 110 games last year as he missed more than a month with a foot injury. He also has a history of hamstring injuries (including the one that kept him out of the 2015 NLCS) and a sore throwing arm that has cropped up at times throughout the last few years (though whether the arm is an issue or not depends on who you ask).