The Cubs announced Thursday that Addison Russell had been reinstated from the restricted list, having served his 40-game suspension, and that they had optioned him to Triple-A Iowa.
To make room on the 40-man roster, Brandon Morrow was transferred from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Morrow was placed on the IL during spring training retroactive to March 25, so the first day he’d be eligible to return would be May 24.
Earlier, Theo Epstein had stated that this move was being made for baseball reasons:
“There have been some real promising signs with his play.