Early in the 2018-19 offseason, I wrote an article headlined ‘The Cubs should part ways with Addison Russell.’
I wrote another similar article headlined ‘The Cubs need to cut ties with Addison Russell’ a month later, after the Cubs had tendered him a 2019 contract, when there were new revelations in his domestic violence case.
The first link above contains this quote from an article in The Athletic:
The Cubs understand that a conditional return would be controversial and unpopular and could backfire in a way that alienates fans and again embarrasses the franchise.