Baseball writer Rob Neyer, noting that this followed Fuld batting .299 with a .409 on-base percentage for the Cubs, wrote, "don't you think you could find a place for a fast guy who gets on base and plays great defense? The Cubs did find a place for him. No, not Wrigley Field. Not Heaven, either. Iowa. Again. Where Fuld posted a .383 on-base percentage... I'm telling you, there are worse fourth outfielders on half the teams in the majors right now." A writer for the "American Spectator" mused: "what were the Cubs thinking ...? ... perhaps decision makers ... didn't ... pencil him into lineup cards because they were prejudiced against players of Fuld's stature. But those who don't believe guys of Fuld's size can be solid major league players should be sentenced to sit in the corner under the dunce hat, and read Joe Morgan's statistics over and over."