As the 2018 season came to a screeching halt, the Chicago Cubs had to come to grip with the fact that playoff baseball wasn’t happening. The offseason had just gotten a month longer than they anticipated. But that was okay because they were going to sign Bryce Harper or Manny Machado and everything would be glorious heading into 2019. This winter was anything but that for the Cubs.
The Addison Russell situation started last season and will carry into this year with his suspension lasting for about the first month of the season.