Kris Bryant is awesome. Even veteran MLB pitchers are afraid of him and he’s looked like every bit the polished slugger we were promised by his incredible stats from both college and the minors. Well, except for one thing: he has yet to homer in 45 major league at-bats.
Addison Russell, on the other hand, had been looking overmatched following his call-up only a few days after Bryant debuted. He started out 0-10 before collecting his first hit (a double), and appeared to be guessing a bit during some at-bats, as evidenced by 12 strikeouts in his first 5 games.