David Haugh: Addison Russell needs to explain himself before the Cubs consider bringing him back
Nobody doubts the sincerity Cubs President Theo Epstein expressed recently over the sensitivity surrounding the future of Addison Russell, the shortstop suspended 40 games in September for violating Major League Baseball's domestic-violence policy.
But while Epstein sounded surprisingly open to the idea of bringing Russell back in 2019, and Scott Boras, Russell's agent, acted as if he expects that to happen, we have yet to hear from the person with the most riding on a potential return.
That would be Russell.
Accepting the suspension is a far cry from
