There is a strong possibility that the Chicago Cubs will start their own media network following the 2019 season.

The club's contracts with NBC Sports Chicago, ABC-7 and WGN-9 have just two years remaining.

"We have a big passion for controlling our own destiny," said Crane Kenney, the Cubs president of business operations. "It's sort of like conversations in the real estate market. We like controlling our own destiny. You start adding partners and it becomes a lot more complicated."

Starting their own network would mean the Cubs would walk away from their 20 percent share of NBC Sports Chicago. A share similar of the network is owned by the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks.

"(Bulls and White Sox Chairman) Jerry Reinsdorf has been an amazing partner, as has Comcast," Kenney said. "It's been a very successful thing. If it made the ultimate sense, it would (make sense to stay). But I'd say at the moment we're 80 percent inclined to do it on our own."