With the Joc Pederson trade behind them, the Chicago Cubs kick off the second half of their season: ‘There’s not a lot of time for sadness in this game,’ manager David Ross says.

“Look, it stinks to lose Joc, I mean he was definitely a fun teammate, I think he played really hard, he has great energy on a daily basis,” Ross said Friday. “When things like that happen in baseball, it gives an opportunity for a guy like Ian Happ to step up or Rafael Ortega or Jake Marisnick, another outfielder to have a chance to be better than Joc was for us. I mean, I really believe that. There’s guys that can step up and have good seasons.