Carrie Muskat, the Cubs' MLB.com beat reporter, wrote on March 1, 2010, that: "I can see Fuld making the Cubs' Opening Day roster... Fuld has shown he can handle the part-time workload, can play all three positions, and can be used as a defensive sub or pinch-runner." On March 30, however, the Cubs sent him down to AAA Iowa. Piniella remarked: "The decisions weren't easy." He was called up to Chicago for the first time in the 2010 season on August 19, and ended the season with only a handful of at bats.