P Russ McKenzie #28
Encinitas Eskimo Brothers (SDF) AA
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/12/2026
 OA: 35 POT: 35
BNN Index | AA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RUSS MCKENZIE #28 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
6 0 0-1 2 2.13 12.2 7 1 4 17 0.87 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 45 50 50
Movement 40 40 45 45
Control 30 30 30 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 80 80
Changeup 45 45
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 100+ Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/2026 WIN Loss, 2-10 1.2 4 1 1 1 2
09/04/2026 LIB Win, 10-0 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 Save
08/31/2026 @ WAS Win, 13-3 2.1 2 0 0 1 4
08/25/2026 @ BAN Win, 6-0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2
08/19/2026 LE Loss, 2-3 1.0 4 2 2 1 1
08/14/2026 BA Loss, 2-3 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 Loss
08/13/2026 BA Win, 5-2 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
08/10/2026 RR Win, 9-0 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 Save
08/02/2026 WIN Loss, 0-4 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 Loss
07/26/2026 WAS Win, 11-3 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
PERSONALITY
Russ dogs it too often.
Birthday:06/29/2002
Born in:Georgetown (St. Joseph County), IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 22nd Pick in Round 17
ABA DOUBLE A 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 0 0 1 2 2.13 12.2 7 3 3 1 4 17 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 0 100.0 6 5 8.53 4.97 12.08 2.84 2.47 0.87 57 0.3 .231        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 22 4 1 1 1 3 2 9 0 0 0 .182 .250 .455 .705      
vs. RHB 22 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 .136 .240 .182 .422      
ABA DOUBLE A 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 7  
August 3 0 0 1 1 4.50 6.0 6 3 3 1 3 8  
September 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 2  
Postseason 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 2  
Career 6 0 0 1 2 2.13 12.2 7 3 3 1 4 17  
Home 5 0 0 1 2 2.61 10.1 5 3 3 1 3 13  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 4  
Grass 6 0 0 1 2 2.13 12.2 7 3 3 1 4 17  
Day 1 0 0 1 0 40.50 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 0  
Night 5 0 0 0 2 0.00 12.0 5 0 0 0 2 17  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 1 2 2.13 12.2 7 3 3 1 4 17  
ABA CLASS A 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 26 0 4 5 3 7.36 40.1 61 34 33 8 7 42 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 7 4 42.9 26 13 15.62 13.61 9.37 1.56 4.54 1.69 90 0.4 .417        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 74 25 5 0 5 19 4 15 1 0 1 .338 .375 .608 .983      
vs. RHB 102 36 6 1 3 15 3 27 0 1 1 .353 .377 .520 .897      
ABA CLASS A 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 1 1 1 10.12 10.2 16 13 12 4 1 10  
May 3 0 2 0 0 4.76 5.2 5 3 3 0 2 7  
June 8 0 1 1 0 5.40 13.1 20 8 8 2 2 15  
July 6 0 0 2 2 6.00 6.0 8 4 4 1 0 7  
August 4 0 0 1 0 11.57 4.2 12 6 6 1 2 3  
Last Year 21 0 3 0 3 3.32 38.0 38 14 14 3 20 49  
2 Years Ago 8 0 0 0 0 4.05 13.1 12 6 6 1 3 12  
Career 55 0 7 5 6 5.20 91.2 111 54 53 12 30 103  
Home 11 0 2 1 1 5.85 20.0 23 13 13 3 6 22  
Road 15 0 2 4 2 8.85 20.1 38 21 20 5 1 20  
Grass 25 0 4 5 3 7.75 38.1 59 34 33 8 7 40  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2  
Day 6 0 1 2 1 5.19 8.2 10 5 5 1 1 11  
Night 20 0 3 3 2 7.96 31.2 51 29 28 7 6 31  
As Reliever / Substitution 26 0 4 5 3 7.36 40.1 61 34 33 8 7 42  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Lake Travis High School - HS 14 16 0 1 1 10 5.06 21.1 24 12 12 5 19 20 0 0 2.02 .328 7.22 -0.6 104
2018 Lake Travis High School - HS 15 20 0 0 2 1 2.96 24.1 24 11 8 2 8 22 0 0 1.32 .314 4.47 0.4 189
2019 Lake Travis High School - HS 16 19 0 0 2 1 5.09 23.0 22 14 13 4 11 19 0 0 1.43 .290 5.89 -0.0 107
2020 Lake Travis High School - HS 17 18 0 2 1 1 2.10 25.2 21 6 6 3 9 27 0 0 1.17 .286 4.13 0.4 246
2021 Lake Travis High School - HS 18 18 0 1 3 6 3.32 19.0 18 7 7 3 11 16 0 0 1.53 .283 4.74 0.0 135
2022 Houston - NCAA 19 23 0 2 2 0 4.15 30.1 37 14 14 4 11 31 0 0 1.58 .375 4.03 0.4 117
2023 Houston - NCAA 20 26 0 3 0 0 4.45 32.1 34 16 16 5 12 34 0 0 1.42 .341 4.17 0.3 109
2024 Houston - NCAA 21 19 0 0 0 1 2.73 33.0 36 10 10 4 13 40 0 0 1.48 .364 2.99 0.7 168
2024 Santa Barbara - A- 21 7 0 0 1 0 5.74 15.2 19 11 10 2 7 10 0 0 1.66 .321 5.28 0.2 107
2024 Mexico City - A 21 8 0 0 0 0 4.05 13.1 12 6 6 1 3 12 0 0 1.12 .289 3.60 0.3 140
2024 Total - A 21 15 0 0 1 0 4.97 29.0 31 17 16 3 10 22 0 0 1.41 .308 4.51 0.5 120
2025 Santa Barbara - A- 22 6 0 2 0 0 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 0 1 11 0 0 0.75 .312 1.60 0.5 512
2025 Mexico City - A 22 21 0 3 0 3 3.32 38.0 38 14 14 3 20 49 0 0 1.53 .368 3.48 0.9 153
2025 Total - A 22 27 0 5 0 3 2.93 46.0 43 15 15 3 21 60 0 0 1.39 .360 3.16 1.4 174
2026 Mexico City - A 23 26 0 4 5 3 7.36 40.1 61 34 33 8 7 42 0 0 1.69 .417 4.54 0.4 69
2026 Encinitas - AA 23 6 0 0 1 2 2.13 12.2 7 3 3 1 4 17 0 0 0.87 .231 2.47 0.3 202
Total AA 6 0 0 1 2 2.13 12.2 7 3 3 1 4 17 0 0 0.87 .231 2.47 202.3
Total A 55 0 7 5 6 5.20 91.2 111 54 53 12 30 103 0 0 1.54 .381 3.96 98.6
Total AHS 91 0 4 9 19 3.65 113.1 109 50 46 17 58 104 0 0 1.47 .301 5.25 142.9
Total ACOL 68 0 5 2 1 3.76 95.2 107 40 40 13 36 105 0 0 1.49 .360 3.72 127.3
Total A- 13 0 2 1 0 4.18 23.2 24 12 11 2 8 21 0 0 1.35 .319 4.04 146.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2026 Encinitas - AA 23 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 3.00 .571 2.34 0.0 80
Total AA 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 3.00 .571 2.34 79.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Encinitas - AA P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.2 0.71 +0.3 .000
2026 Mexico City - A P 26 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 40.1 1.12 -0.5 .662
TOTAL P 32 0 1 5 0 7 1 .857 53.0 1.02 -0.2 .662
PLAYER HISTORY
01/20/2017 Joined the Lake Travis High School Cavaliers.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (40); Movement: 20 (40); Control: 20 (45).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (40); Movement: 20 (35); Control: 20 (45).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 20 (35); Control: 25 (45).
05/14/2020 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 20 (40).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 20 (40).
03/26/2021 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
06/07/2021 Was not drafted and joined the Houston Cougars.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 20 (45).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 20 (45).
04/02/2022 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/23/2022 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 20 (45).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 20 (45).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 20 (45).
03/10/2024 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Houston Cougars development complex.
06/07/2024 Released by the Houston Cougars.
06/07/2024 Drafted in the 2024 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 22, 414th overall pick) by the San Diego Fleet.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 20 (40).
10/10/2025 Wins the 2025 ABA Class A- World Series with the Santa Barbara Super Troopers!
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 25 (40).
10/09/2026 Wins the 2026 ABA Class A World Series with the Mexico City Aztecs!
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