Put a frog in a pot of boiling water and it’ll jump out. Put a frog in a pot of cool water and turn the temperature up slowly, you’ll have frog soup. I don’t know whether the frog in this case is Addison Russell, the Cubs, or fans, but the organization has opted for more of an acclimation period.
Russell’s seven-day assignment with Iowa has ended and he could have been activated to the 25-man roster at the end of the week, but the Cubs will option him to Iowa when his suspension concludes.