I missed the news when it first broke, but it’s more poetically just that it came across my desk on the morning of MLB’s non-tender deadline. Addison Russell became a free agent one year ago when the Cubs opted against offering the middle infielder a contract for 2020, then went unsigned by any other MLB clubs over the course of the winter.
Though his domestic violence suspension and growing reputation as a poor decision-maker who didn’t know the Cubs’ baserunning signs gave teams pause, he couldn’t land a new gig because he simply wasn’t a valuable player any longer.