While Toronto trading Shannon Stewart certainly had a lot to do with saving money, it also, I believe, had something to do with the fact that the Blue Jays played extremely well when Stewart was on the DL. During the 21 games Stewart missed, the Blue Jays went 14-7 and outscored their opponents 140-106. It was clear that Stewart was not needed for the health of the Blue Jays lineup. Kielty, talentwise, probably isn't that different from Stewart, so why didn't the Twins just put him in the leadoff spot? My guess is they wanted speed there, and Stewart gave them that.