CINCINNATI – The way Cubs manager Joe Maddon has talked in recent weeks, he’ll welcome any help from the outside that the Cubs front office can find for his inconsistent lineup in the next few weeks leading up to the trade deadline.
And general manager Jed Hoyer said this week on his regular hit on 670 The Score that he’ll “certainly look outside for answers.”
But as the Cubs opened a nine-game trip Friday in Cincinnati, Maddon focused on getting more out of the guys in-house – in particular, the production against left-handers by right-handed hitters Albert Almora (.