CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs have pushed back on the notion manager Joe Maddon juggles his lineup too much. On Monday, team president Theo Epstein dismissed it as a reason for any offensive struggles while Maddon continued that theme on Tuesday.
"Honestly, it's such a non-sophisticated conversation," Maddon said before the Cubs hosted the Marlins. "It really is. I don't know how it begins. I've heard it from old baseball dudes. I think fathers pass it down to sons on occasion. It's like teaching your kid how to drive a stick shift. It just gets passed along.