No Word from Ownership, Business Ops for Second Straight Cubs Convention

The MLB offseason feels like a big stinker for the Chicago Cubs. Despite acquiring one of the league's top bats, Kyle Tucker, from the Houston Astros, the Cubs have largely dropped the ball. The team traded Cody Bellinger to "reallocate resources." LHP Matthew Boyd is the team's largest free-agent addition, and every piece of information coming out of the Cubs' upper echelons feels negative. Things aren't as shiny as they likely should be on the north side of Chicago. 

Adding insult to injury, the Cubs' decision not to meet Kyle Tucker's number and avoid arbitration is only lighting the fanbase's fire under the organization. To make matters comedically worse, the Ricketts family and the business operations department are bowing out of panel sessions at the Cubs Convention. Fans will not hear from ownership or the business department for the second straight year as a part of the panel lineup at the annual Cubs Convention, with 2025's iteration kicking off this Friday. 

The Chicago Sun-Times reported the information, citing the team claiming a lack of participation was the reason for cutting the session. 

"For the second straight year, Cubs Convention will not include owners or business-operation panels. When the team cut those sessions with the Ricketts family and president of business operations Crane Kenney last year, they cited a lack of participation reflected in surveys filled out by convention attendees."

With the fanbase far from settled ahead of the 2025 season, this feels like a way for the Ricketts to dodge direct questions from the fan base. Tom Ricketts is hosting a happy hour of sorts called "Tom's Reception," but those conversations are more intimate and not on a grand scale. There are fewer opportunities for fans to ask the ownership and business operations groups questions about the state of the team. 

If numbers are true to the reasoning, then there is a small portion of the fanbase that is making the most noise. All over social media, the fanbase is seemingly disgusted at times with the ownership and how the Cubs are run. 

Nonetheless, those who the fans may want to hold accountable through a panel are bowing out of the spotlight at the event. But don't worry, Cubs fans, an appearance from Backyard Baseball will make all the negative energy go away.