A few days ago, we heard that Ian Stewart, of the Rockies was walking a fine line as he was looking at being demoted to Triple-A. According to Jim Armstrong of the Denver Post, Stewart has been optioned to Triple-A for the second time this year.

This time, Stewart realizes that his demotion may result in him never playing for the Rockies again. “I know I’m at a crossroads with the team,” Stewart said. “Hopefully it goes the right way because I don’t want to go anywhere else. This is where all my friends are. It’s everything I know.”

Stewart was sent down in April to work on his swing but never really got things going when he came back as he went 1-21. On the season, he is hitting .064 with one extra base-hit.

The issues the Rockies are facing is trading him now will bring in nothing of value. So in the meantime, Stewart will probably provide organizational depth until he raises his value enough to trade him or until someone on the major league roster gets hurt.

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