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Chicago Cubs: What if players were characters from Star Wars?

By Jake Misener

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 08: A wax figure of the actress Carrie Fisher as the Star Wars character Leia Organa is displayed on the occasion of Madame Tussauds Berlin Presents New Star Wars Wax Figures at Madame Tussauds on May 8, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 08: A wax figure of the actress Carrie Fisher as the Star Wars character Leia Organa is displayed on the occasion of Madame Tussauds Berlin Presents New Star Wars Wax Figures at Madame Tussauds on May 8, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 15: Addison Russell #27 of the Chicago Cubs runs the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game two of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on October 15, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 15: Addison Russell #27 of the Chicago Cubs runs the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game two of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on October 15, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Addison Russell – Lando Calrissian

I actually went back-and-forth between Addison Russell and Javier Baez when it comes to Lando Calrissian. In the end, Addi won out in this one because, let’s be honest, there are few smoother than he is in the field.

His work with the glove speaks for itself. Along with Baez, he forms one-half of one of the best double-play combinations in the league. This winter, when you’re talking about potentially trading one of the Cubs’ young pieces, this is a name that keeps coming up. People near-universally prefer Baez to Russell due to his high ceiling – leaving Russell to play a valuable second-fiddle up the middle.

As for Lando, there’s no one who can talk his way out of a situation quite like he does (not even Han Solo). The once-administrator of Cloud City on Bespin, Lando Calrissian plays a big role in both ‘Empire Strikes Back’ and ‘Return of the Jedi,’ doing what he needs to do to help restore the balance to the Force.

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