MESA, Ariz. – If Albert Almora had gone to the University of Miami, he would just be starting his first full season in professional baseball.
That’s really not an excuse pushed by Theo Epstein’s front office. It’s a reality check for a Cubs organization spoiled by the lightning-quick development of Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber.
“You have to realize that everybody’s different,” Almora said Friday at the Sloan Park complex. “I feel like I’m right where I’m supposed to be.”
Almora just found out that he was being assigned to minor-league camp, part of a round of cuts that sliced the spring roster to 36.