Most objective observers will now conclude that the Epstein-Hoyer deal for Ian Stewart was a bust. Stewart, who was in the minors last season and had nagging injuries, was the guy to replace departing Aramis Ramirez at third. As a result, the Cubs shipped off Tyler Colvin, who lost any chance of being the Cubs right fielder to the new front office's first signee, David DeJesus.
Here is the stat lines from before the weekend:
Colvin 104 G 319 AB 93 H .292 BA 15 HR 58 RBI .334 OBP 7 SB
DeJesus 121 G 410 AB 108 H .263 BA 6 HR 39 RBI .352 OBP 6 SB
Colvin, in less games with the Rockies, has had significantly move offensive production than DeJesus.
DeJesus is waffling around Koskie Fukudome numbers. For a corner outfielder, those weak offensive and non-existence power stats (home runs and RBI) are line up killers.
It brings to mind the question of how well Esptein and Hoyer are at in evaluating talent to assemble rosters. A majority of the rosters for the Red Sox championships had roots with the former GM and his staff.
Was Stewart and adequate replacement at third? No.
Was the mid-season replacement Luis Valbuena any better? No.
Was DeJesus in RF the player people expected? No.
Was DeJesus better RF than Colvin? No.
