The day is finally here. We’ll know by 8pm ET on Monday night whether or not the Chicago Cubs will continue to move forward with infielder Addison Russell in the mix. If you ask me, there’s only one possible course of action: non-tender the former first-rounder.
Russell was once viewed as one of the premier up-and-coming middle infielders in the game. He drove in 95 runs during the team’s 2016 World Series run, becoming the first Cubs shortstop to do so since Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. But since then, it’s been a harrowing fall from grace for Russell, who’s taken wrong turns almost endlessly.