Olt (hamstring) rejoined the Cubs on Friday and will likely get the start Saturday against lefty Francisco Liriano, ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers reports. Olt had been rehabbing with Low-A Kane County, but he is healthy enough to be back with the big-league club, and could be available off the bench in Friday's game. Olt has hit six home runs in just 64 at-bats against lefties this season, but that comes with a dismal .156 batting average, so there is some give-and-take that comes with owning Olt in fantasy.

Olt (hamstring) is on track to be called up to Chicago on Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN 1000 reports. Olt is set to play a couple rehab games with Low-A Kane County the next couple days, and if all goes well, he will join the big club Friday. Olt may not see regular starts in September, but the Cubs will likely work him into the lineup at least a couple times per week to make sure he gets at-bats.

Olt was placed on the DL at Triple-A Iowa with a hamstring strain, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports. Depending on the severity of the strain, the injury could prevent Olt from rejoining the major league club immediately upon roster expansion. The 25-year-old has hit .302/.348/.585 with seven homers in 28 games since his demotion.

Mike Olt went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday night's loss to the Reds. The 25-year-old got the start at third base in the second half of Tuesday's doubleheader, and he responded with a two-run shot off David Holmberg in the third inning. Olt also walked and scored the first run of the game in the second inning. He's been good for power -- he now has 12 homers in 173 at-bats this year -- but he owns a .150/.235/.382 line that makes him unusable for fantasy purposes.

Cubs president Theo Epstein said Saturday that the club has no plans to send Mike Olt to the minors. Olt leads all National League rookies with 10 home runs and 25 RBI, but he's hitting just .149/.230/.364 overall, has struck out 65 times even though he's started just 41 games and has only two hits this month. However, it appears the Cubs will keep him up with the big club and continue to play him regularly against lefties. "He's not backing down," -Epstein said. "He's grinding his way through it. He's shown the things that make him, potentially, a really good player with the insane raw power and his ability to, when he gets his pitch, hit it out of the ballpark. We think this is the right place for him, and he's going to get a lot of at-bats against left-handed -pitching."

Mike Olt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run as the Cubs defeated the Brewers on Sunday. Olt's fourth-inning blast off of Marco Estrada was Olt's ninth of the season. The prospect hasn't done much with the bat other than homer, as he now carries a lopsided .176/.254/.451 slash line with 20 RBI. That Olt is on pace for 35 home runs is a nice consolation, however.

Mike Olt collected his eighth homer and his eighth single in Monday's route of the Cardinals. Olt is still batting just .187, but this makes four homers in six games for him. Of course, he has just two hits besides the homers over that span. It's great to see the power, but homers alone won't make him a building block for the Cubs.

Mike Olt went 2-for-4 with a grand slam as the Cubs defeated the White Sox on Thursday. Olt cleared the bases in the eighth inning against Maikel Cleto, his sixth home run of the season. The third baseman has now homered in back-to-back games, but his stats are still a couple good weeks away from respectability. Olt is currently slashing .184/.259/.434.

Mike Olt hit his fifth homer of the year Wednesday in the loss to the White Sox. Five homers in 72 at-bats is pretty impressive. The .167 average and 27/6 K/BB ratio are less so, especially since the Cubs are trying to start him only in favorable situations. He doesn't seem ready for an expanded role yet.

Cubs manager Rick Renteria indicated Tuesday that Mike Olt will be given more playing time at third base going forward. Olt is hitting just .195 so far, but he belted his fourth home run Tuesday and is sporting a .512 slugging percentage. He's shared the position with Luis Valbuena so far, but it sounds like he'll be given a chance to run with the job. "We've talked about gradually getting him into that role," Renteria said. "Do I plan on playing him [Wednesday]? Yes. Everything's very calculated. So I'm going to throw him out there and let him run with it a little bit. We're still measuring everything; we're still trying to be kind of guarded, but he'll be in there tomorrow again."