This was a thought I had since the Chicago Cubs started Spring Training. Then I happened to read an article by Rick Morrisey over at the Chicago Sun-Times that really got me thinking about this. Just based on who Javier Baez is as a player and who Addison Russell is–Baez needs to be the everyday shortstop. During the suspension AND after. And my reasons don’t stretch into a more in-depth opinion of Russell. He’s doing what’s asked of him. If he doesn’t? The team will deal with that.
Baez had been a shortstop for his entire minor league career.