Warren Schaeffer is pushing his agenda.
The Rockies’ interim manager wants an aggressive, multifaceted team that steals bases, puts down bunts, and “creates chaos.” That’s part of the reason why he juggled the lineup for Colorado’s game against the Dodgers Tuesday night at Coors Field.
Hot-hitting Tyler Freeland (.323 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 said. “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 today, 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 said 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 most out of everybody on the team,” he said.
When Schaeffer replaced Bud Black as manager on May 11, he said he knew what kind of baseball he wanted the Rockies to play: hard-nosed and aggressive.
“Since Day 1, since I stepped into this job, that’s one of the things I’ve been preaching,” he said. “For me, you just have to keep preaching it, and then see some good results on the field, which we are starting to see on a more consistent basis now.
“It’s part of our game now, and we can beat teams and score runs in different ways 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 3 with a left oblique strain, is doing some baseball activities — hitting off a tee, fielding, throwing, and running. However, there is no set timetable for his return.
“I’m trying to be patient,” Tovar said. “Because you have to be with this kind of injury. If you push it too much, you’ll be out even longer.”
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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 said.
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