The Colorado Rockies designate 2B Jayson Nix for assignment
The Rockies have designated 2B Jayson Nix for assignment for the 2nd time this season. Nix wants to play in the Olympics this year and the Rockies will let him if no team claims him on waivers. Nix played in 22 games for the Rockies this season and he was 7 for 56 (.125 avg, .395 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs.