Joe Maddon sounded as though he’d had enough when asked Monday about Addison Russell’s admission that he wasn’t very familiar with the teams signs, directing media members back to the player for answers. But given more time to expound upon the matter Tuesday afternoon on the Bernstein & McKnight Show, Maddon went straight Pontius Pilate and just washed his hands of it.
“Honestly, it’s really in the player’s hands at this point,” the Cubs manager said. “He’s been here for several years and I assure you the conversations have been there constantly. We’ve worked through this in the past and at some point it’s up to the players to make this adjustment too.