Rockies’ Tyler Freeman moves to leadoff as Warren Schaeffer looks for aggressive offense
Warren Schaeffer is pushing his agenda The Rockies interim manager wants an aggressive multifaceted unit that steals bases puts down bunts and creates chaos That s part of the reason why he juggled the lineup for Colorado s encounter against the Dodgers Tuesday night at Coors Field Hot-hitting Tyler Freeland average was moved from the bottom of the order to leadoff slugging catcher Hunter Goodman was moved up from third to second Jordan Beck was moved from second to third and a resurgent Michael Toglia took over the cleanup role Freeman is doing a heck of a job from the leadoff spot and he s given us everything you want from leadoff Schaeffer revealed He s a tough at-bat he s got speed and he s getting on base And Goodman is our biggest threat at the moment So we shuffled that around currently and we put Beck behind Goodman to give him a little more protection And to give Goody that extra at-bat in the ninth inning if it comes around Schaeffer mentioned that Tuesday night s lineup could potentially be the basic lineup moving forward At the end of the day we re trying to get the majority out of everybody on the organization he disclosed When Schaeffer replaced Bud Black as manager on May he declared he knew what kind of baseball he sought the Rockies to play hard-nosed and aggressive Since Day since I stepped into this job that s one of the things I ve been preaching he noted For me you just have to keep preaching it and then see particular good results on the field which we are starting to see on a more consistent basis now It s part of our encounter now and we can beat teams and total runs in different strategies now as opposed to just going station to station and trying to hit a home run That s tough to do at this level Tovar update Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar on the injured list since June with a left oblique strain is doing specific baseball exercises hitting off a tee fielding throwing and running However there is no set timetable for his return I m trying to be victim Tovar announced Because you have to be with this kind of injury If you push it too much you ll be out even longer Related Articles Renck vs Keeler Will Rockies follow Charlie Monfort s advice for change Mickey Moniak s three-run homer lifts Rockies to win over D-backs Rockies owner Charlie Monfort now sober says organization demands new set of eyeballs Rockies Coors Field woes continue with - loss to Diamondbacks Rockies Journal German Marquez leads transaction parade hands off Ezequiel Tovar Hunter Goodman Once Tovar is healthy enough to resume full baseball engagements he ll require a minor-league rehab stint before he rejoins the Rockies Schaeffer is optimistic he ll have his starting shortstop back soon He s progressing nicely but he s not doing anything that requires extreme exertion the manager commented Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis
