Addison Russell To Get Second Chance With Cubs
6 years agoChicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said that shortstop Addison Russell is getting a "conditional second chance" after being suspended 40 games last October for violating the league's domestic-violence policy. "If he continues to meet the high standards we’ve laid out for him, put the work in, he will be eligible to return to the Cubs after serving his full suspension," Epstein said. Russell is expected to be with the team in spring training and can return to action on May 3. He'll be just 25 years old this year, but the former top prospect has fallen on hard times and might just be a bench player for the Cubs moving forward if he remains in the organization. He should be avoided in all mixed leagues for 2019.
Source: The Associated Press
Source: The Associated Press