Albert Almora Jr. has been embracing his time back in Triple-A, after being demoted based almost entirely on roster-related crunches. Tommy Birch caught up with him recently. “It’s easy to come down and be like, ‘Whatever, screw it, I know I could play there,'” Almora Jr. said via Birch. “But, no, that’s not the way I am. I’m a competitor and I want to win everywhere I go so I came back and it was guns blazing. I’m trying to win games.” Guns blazing, indeed. In his ten games back with the Iowa Cubs, Almora has recored 16 hits (at least one in every single game). He’s slashing .356/.362/.511 over that stretch, including four doubles, a home run, and 10 runs batted in. He will definitely be back up with the big league team come September, where he will be used as a late inning defensive replacement and draw a start from time to time.
