Marco Scutaro

Marco Scutaro is not in the Rockies’ lineup Wednesday afternoon against the Dodgers.

We haven’t heard anything about an injury, so he’s likely just getting the day off. Jonathan Herrera will start in his place at second base and bat leadoff against left-hander Clayton Kershaw.

Since batting a miserable .130 on March 19, Marco Scutaro has hit 4-for-14 (.286) with 10 walks.

The Rockies’ new shortstop now leads the majors this spring with 15 bases on balls. As long as he finds ways to set the table this season, Colorado’s big hitters should be able to get him home.

Marco Scutaro went 0-for-3 in Monday’s win, dropping his Cactus League average to .130 through 23 at-bats.

It’s tempting to read into, but Scutaro has often struggled through tough springs before getting it together in April. He remains an intriguing fantasy option in the thin air of Denver.

Marco Scutaro went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his Rockies’ exhibition debut on Monday.

This will be Scutaro’s first spring in the Cactus League since 2007, when he was a member of the A’s. He will spend his age-36 campaign as the Rockies’ starting second baseman.

Rockies acquired INF Marco Scutaro from the Red Sox for RHP Clayton Mortensen.

A no-brainer move for the Rox. Scutaro is owed a salary of $6 million in 2012 and is set to hit the free agent market next fall, but the trade will be well worth it if he comes close to putting up the kind of numbers he’s registered in recent seasons with Boston. The 36-year-old batted .299/.358/.423 with seven home runs and 54 RBI in 445 plate appearances last year. He’ll start at second base in 2012 for Colorado.

Jim Bowden of ESPN and MLB Network Radio confirms that the Rockies have acquired infielder Marco Scutaro from the Red Sox for right-hander Clayton Mortensen.

Mortensen has a poor 5.12 career ERA in the big leagues and turns 27 years old in April. But this trade wasn’t really about adding talent for Boston; it was about getting rid of Sctuaro’s $6 million salary for 2012 and directing some of that cash into the acquisition of a starter, either through free agency or a trade. Scutaro, 36, will start at second base this year in Colorado. He batted .299/.358/.423 in 445 plate appearances last season. Mike Aviles and Nick Punto will platoon at shortstop for the Red Sox until prospect Jose Iglesias is ready.