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Cubs Looking for Veteran Help in the Outfield

Cubs reportedly looking for veteran outfielder … Ian Happ could be on the verge of being sent down to Iowa

Even with four regular outfielders, plus Ben Zobrist, Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras, the Cubs are believed to be looking for a veteran outfielder that can play all three spots, especially late in games as a defensive replacement.

The Cubs have two excellent defenders on the roster in Albert Almora Jr. and Jason Heyward. But Joe Maddon has, for some reason, refused to hand over the everyday centerfielder’s job to Almora Jr.