The Cubs acquired Ian Stewart from the Rockies last offseason for Tyler Colvin (there were others involved, but those were the principals in the trade).
Cubs Place Ian Stewart On Disabled List
The Cubs’ starting third baseman has been bothered by a wrist injury for quite a while.
It was a classic change-of-scenery deal. Stewart, who had been bothered by a wrist injury all season in 2011, did not hit a single home run in 122 at-bats in the major leagues in 2011 and just one in 171 minor-league at-bats. His .464 major-league OPS in 2011 was poor.
He’d been doing a bit better for the Cubs: .201/.292/.335 in 179 at-bats with five home runs. But the wrist injury finally got to be too much:
In case you missed it, #Cubs 3B Ian Stewart headed to DL today. Luis Valbuena up from @IowaCubs . He's starting at 3B
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) June 14, 2012
The Cubs acquired Valbuena from the Blue Jays on a waiver claim just before Opening Day. He spent Opening Day on the team's roster, being introduced with all the other players in a pre-game ceremony, but did not play before being sent to Triple-A Iowa.
Now he's back. Will it make a difference for the Cubs? Probably not, although when Valbuena visited Wrigley Field in 2009 while with the Indians, he had a monster series, going 6-for-14 with three home runs in the three games.
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