Colorado Rockies 2B Jayson Nix

After three seasons in AAA, Jayson Nix has won the starting 2B job with the Colorado Rockies. The immediate effect is the signal the end of Jeff Baker's potential to live-up to the hype of being Clemson University's all-time HR leader when he was drafted.

Baker lost the 2B competition because he cannot hit for a high AVG and doesn't take the walks necessary to make his low AVG palatable. Sure, the Rox will say Nix won on his defense, but Baker hit a mere 209/286/326 this Spring. Nix went 300/475/667.

Baker will stick with the Rox because he can back-up 1B, 3B, LF, RF and now 2B, but his chances of ever fulfilling expectations are done. He would need a solid month or two of play to establish himself, it at all.