I guess Stewart's appeal is that he will turn 27 in April and posted 3 seasons in a row (half season in 08) where he was around league average. Also, he showed the ability to take some walks, although he hasn't had very high averages. His WAR was 1.1, 1.2, and 1.5 those 3 years. Obviously, he sucked last year, but maybe the Cubs see it as a chance to buy low on a player and see if that player can't rebound to being league average again or possibly better.