The optimist in me has to often remind the pessimist to trust the process.
Change always has to start at the top, and the offseason leading into 2020 reminded me how that does, in fact, ring true. Rick Hahn already had won the crosstown trade in 2017, and that was proven every single time Eloy owned the Cubs at Wrigley Field — but would 2020 bring similar player personnel wins?
Last year, elbow-deep in baking Thanksgiving treats, news broke about Yasmani Grandal — and just like that, I was reminded of what I would say when asked what I was thankful for at the dinner table.