Cubs option slumping Colvin to Triple-A |
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to Triple-A Iowa late Monday to try and get the outfielder back to where he was in 2010. "It's something that he definitely needs to go play," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. "He had a really good year for us, and since the first days of Spring Training, he never played up to that level. "We're in the production business. It wasn't that he wasn't given enough at-bats. He didn't earn enough at-bats. The other guys here outplayed him, too." No corresponding move was made. Colvin was batting .113 and hitless in his past eight games. Last year, he made it difficult on the Cubs to try to get him playing time. This season, the struggles have been all his own. "He needs to go down and play for a few weeks and once he does, we can go back to the plan we had for him," Hendry said. "He completely understood and was looking forward to getting some at-bats." Before Monday's game against the Reds, a 7-4 loss, Cubs manager Mike Quade said he wanted to resolve the matter regarding Colvin. "It's been a tough stretch for him, and growing pains can be tough sometimes," Quade said.
CINCINNATI -- The Cubs sent
Tyler Colvin
Tyler Colvin
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