The weather outside may be frightful but there’s nothing worse than getting through the week without live baseball. Right now, a good many Chicago Cubs fans are celebrating the release of infielder Addison Russell, who was non-tendered before Monday’s deadline.
Surely the decision to cut ties with Russell was at the top of everyone’s wish list. Moving forward, it has been made obvious that Chicago may be wanting to shake things up even more following the departure of Joe Maddon.
Moving on from Maddon, a likely future Hall of Famer, and bringing in first-year manager and 2016 World Series champion, David Ross, has opened a new chapter for the franchise
Winter Meetings will soon be underway and yet again, division foes have made waves of their own early on.