The-league average third baseman this year has batted .247 with a .694 OPS. The team with the most productive third basemen has been Boston. The team with the least productive third basemen has been Colorado. Friday, the Rockies have made another move to shuffle pieces around and try to find someone for the hot corner who works.
Ian Stewart Returned To AAA As Ty Wigginton Activated From DL
This afternoon, Ty Wigginton has been activated from the disabled list, and Ian Stewart has been sent back to AAA to make room on the roster. Wigginton had been bothered by an oblique injury, but he's better now, and the Rockies will look to him to provide some semblance of production and stability at third base. He's starting Friday ahead of Jose Lopez.
And then there’s Stewart. Stewart began the year 2-for-26 and earned a demotion. He returned a week and a half ago but has gone 1-for-21, so back he goes to Colorado Springs. He hit well down there for the couple weeks he hung around and doesn’t have anything left to prove in the PCL, but he’s clearly driving people bonkers within the organization, and while he might still fight his way back to starting at third, it wouldn’t be a complete surprise to see him get moved to another team.
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