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19 for '19: Can Cubs keep off-field issues from being a distraction?

We're running down the top 19 questions surrounding the Cubs heading into Opening Day 2019.

Next up: Can Cubs keep off-field issues from being a distraction?

By the time the Cubs had their first full-squad workout in spring training, everybody seemed rather anxious to get an opportunity to "stick to sports."

Between the Addison Russell domestic abuse situation, Joe Ricketts' racist emails, the Cubs-vs.-Tunney political war, the new TV deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group and the Rickettses' continued involvement with President Trump and right-wing politics, there's been a lot of energy expelled discussing non-baseball matters around the Cubs this winter.