Valbuena has gone 2-for-6 with a double, two walks and one strikeout since returning to action Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

He left the team to attend to a personal matter and was away for a week, but Valbuena is back and appears good to go for Monday's opener against Masahiro Tanaka and the Yankees. With Tyler White at first base, Valbuena is expected to serve as the primary option at third to start the year, but he'll need to perform to keep the likes of Matt Duffy, Marwin Gonzalez and prospect Colin Moran at bay.