Offseason renovations at and around Wrigley Field "have begun," and the "first building to fall was the Captain Morgan Club/DraftKings Sports Zone" on the southeast side of the ballpark, according to Tim Bannon of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. The 8,000-square-foot bar opened in '09 and "had a capacity for 500 people on game days and 300 on non-game days." Going up in its place will be a "two-story retail/entertainment addition to the right-field corner of Wrigley Field" that is expected to be ready for the Cubs’ home opener April 8. The DraftKings Zone "will be rebuilt as an outdoor food and beverage space as an extension of the ballpark." There are also several other projects "expected to be completed this offseason." The Maker’s Mark Barrel Room will be "just behind the visitors dugout down the first-base line" and will "accommodate approximately 250 season ticket holders and offer views of the Cubs’ batting tunnels." The W Club on the third base side will also "accommodate nearly 250 season ticket holders and offer views of the Cubs’ batting tunnels." The Catalina Club in the upper level behind home plate will replace the "concession stand under the press box." The indoor/outdoor space is "designed to give fans views of the field and the lake to the east and the skyline to the west." The popular Jim Beam Patio, which was "open to all seating-bowl ticket holders, occupied much of that space," but there is "no word on how much of that space will still be available to all ticket holders" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/19).
