The Cubs have seven arbitration-eligible players heading into Monday’s 8pm ET deadline to tender contracts, but one of those stands out as far more likely than the others to be let go. With a projected salary of $5.1 million for 2020 and the team looking for ways to upgrade on the cheap, specifically at second base, Addison Russell may be in search of a new team.
While others from among that group of seven could well end up elsewhere via trade, Russell’s immediate fate appears clearest at this point. Of course, many folks thought that last season as well.