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| Projections | | Timeframe | AB | HR | AVG | RBI | R | SB | | 2013 Season (CBSSports.com) | 540.00 | 6.00 | .272 | 41.00 | 75.00 | 8.00 |
| Key Stats |
| AB | HR | AVG | RBI | R | SB |
| 103 | 2 | .223 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| Games Played By Position | | Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP | | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Situational Stats | | Situation | AB | H | HR | OBP | SLG | AVG | | vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 | | vs Liriano (Career) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | vs LHP | 29 | 9 | 2 | .429 | .552 | .310 |
| Recent Trades | | Date | Traded | Traded For | | 05/21/2013 | Norichika Aoki, RF MIL
| Daniel Nava, LF BOS Darwin Barney, 2B CHC
| | 05/21/2013 | John Axford, RP MIL Carlos Quentin, LF SD Luis Valbuena, 3B CHC Darwin Barney, 2B CHC Alen Hanson, SS PIT Austin Hedges, C SD
| B.J. Upton, CF ATL Kevin Gregg, RP CHC Marco Scutaro, 2B SF Ryan Zimmerman, 3B WAS
| | 05/20/2013 | Mike Leake, SP CIN Ian Desmond, SS WAS Carlos Beltran, RF STL
| Travis d'Arnaud, C NYM Tyler Colvin, RF COL Mat Latos, SP CIN Darwin Barney, 2B CHC
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| Last 10 Games | | Date | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SB | | 5/10 | @WAS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/11 | @WAS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5/12 | @WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/13 | COL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/14 | COL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 5/15 | COL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 5/17 | NYM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/18 | NYM | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/19 | NYM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/21 | @PIT | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Latest News
| Darwin Barney continues to heat up |
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com (1:18 am ET) Cubs infielder Darwin Barney went 4 for 4 Tuesday against the Pirates, raising his batting average above .200 for the first time since May 1.
Barney had three singles and a double in the game, while driving in one run and scoring two. The Cubs would go on to lose the game, 5-4, despite his efforts. He is now batting .223 on the season, with a .695 on-base plus slugging percentage.
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| Darwin Barney starting to heat up |
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (5/15/13) Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney tied a season-high with three hits Tuesday against the Rockies. He had one double, one home run and two RBI.
After beginning May without a hit in seven games (0 for 20), Barney has hit safely in four of his last five games. He's batting .333 (6 for 18) with one home run, two RBI, three runs and three doubles in that span.
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| Darwin Barney not going anywhere |
by Adam Moore | CBSSports.com (5/11/13) Despite Darwin Barney's recent struggles, Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said that the second basemen is in no danger of being demoted to the minors, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Hoyer added that he will have "quite a bit" of patience with Barney, who entered Saturday's contest against the Nationals with just one hit over his last 24 at-bats.
Barney finished with 1 for 3 with a walk and run scored in Saturday's 8-2 win over Washington.
"He's earned a lot of playing time," Hoyer said.
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| Darwin Barney needs to hit ball 'as hard as he can' |
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (5/8/13) Mired in a 0-for-20 slump to begin May, Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney received a breather Wednesday against the Cardinals. He also had an early batting practice session with manager Dale Sveum, per MLB.com.
"It was nice to bring him out today and let him hit and not think about any mechanics, and get a mindset about hitting the ball as hard as he can," Sveum said. "There were no mechanics going on out there."
Barney is batting .147 through 20 games, with one home run, four doubles and three RBI.
"It’s confidence as much as anything," Sveum said of the second baseman’s problems, "and understanding your job is to hit the ball hard and not try to do something with it every at-bat, just get a good pitch and hit it hard instead of trying to hit it to this field or that field or whatever. That was [the goal Wednesday] to have one mindset, hit the ball as hard as you can."
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| Darwin Barney aims for consistent approach |
by Bill Passonno | CBSSports.com (5/4/13) Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney went 0 for 3 to extend his hitless streak to four games in Chicago's 6-4 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. Barney has failed to record a hit over his past 12 at-bats to drop his batting average to .169.
"He's been good lately, laying off pitches and getting his walks, but we all know there's that fine line [about being aggressive], and then you get too deep and you're 0-2 and missed two really good pitches to hit," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "He's always working and trying, but I think he needs to try to stick with one thing and go with that. (There's) a lot of changing every single day."
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05/22/2013 01:18
Darwin Barney continues to heat up
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05/21/2013 22:42
Pirates spoil Garza's strong return from DL, down Cubs
Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
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05/18/2013 16:14
Cubs' Feldman quiets Mets
Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Saturday.
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05/17/2013 17:59
Harvey hits go-ahead single, earns win for Mets
Matt Harvey won his fifth straight decision, allowing five hits in 7 1/3 innings and singling in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to lead the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Friday.
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05/17/2013 14:40
Hit Parade for Week 8
Some heavy hitters are finally starting to return to form and good health, leaving owners with many tough decisions. Our Scott White looks at all of the streaks and matchups in his latest Hit Parade.
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| Darwin Barney made strides as a second baseman last season and even took home the Gold Glove award for the first time in his career. He also picked up the pace at the plate as he posted career highs with seven home runs and 44 RBI. The 27-year-old has made some decent progress in his first three seasons in the majors but his stats do not make him the most attractive Fantasy option. Barney has slugged just .354 with a .660 OPS over the last two years and has not shown much potential for a power increase. While he can hit for average at times and plays a solid second base, leave Barney for NL-only formats on Draft Day. (Updated 12/11/12) |
| Upcoming 7 Games | | Date | Opp | Time | Scheduled Starter | | 5/22/13 | @ PIT | 7:05 pm | Francisco Liriano | | 5/23/13 | @ PIT | 12:35 pm | Jeanmar Gomez | | 5/24/13 | @ CIN | 7:10 pm | Bronson Arroyo | | 5/25/13 | @ CIN | 4:10 pm | Homer Bailey | | 5/26/13 | @ CIN | 1:10 pm | Johnny Cueto | | 5/27/13 | @ CHW | 7:10 pm | Jose Quintana | | 5/28/13 | @ CHW | 8:10 pm | Chris Sale |
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