CINCINNATI -- Rockies All-Star second baseman DJ LeMahieu was the afterthought, and he hasn't forgotten.
He was, so it seemed, the throw-in with outfielder Tyler Colvin, who the Cubs shipped to the Rockies prior to the 2012 season for Rockies third baseman Ian Stewart and pitcher Casey Weathers.
"It still drives me," LeMahieu said. "I had the feeling when I was traded that was how the rest of the league looked at me. I was the throw-in."
Now look at him. Colvin, who hit 18 home runs in 2012 while LeMahieu was spending the bulk of the summer at Triple-A Colorado Springs, has since been let go by the Rockies, the Giants and the Marlins, and his currently hitting .