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Norby has been seeing regular action between second base and third base for the Rockies down the stretch, but he’ll take a seat in this one while Adael Amador starts in his place at second base and will bat second against White Sox’ right-hander Sean Burke. Norby has hit .306/.387/.468 with three homers, 17 RBI and four stolen bases in 142 plate appearances since joining the Rockies.

Norby grabs a seat on Colorado’s bench with Adael Amador getting a turn at the keystone. The 26-year-old has been a real bright spot for the Rockies, and a true difference-maker in deeper fantasy leagues, over the last couple weeks, hitting .300 (36-for-120) with three homers, 17 RBI and four steals in 36 games.

Norby’s solo home run accounted for the Rockies’ lone run in this contest and his double was their only other extra-base hit. A bright spot lately, Norby has a .280/.372/.463 slash line with three home runs and two stolen bases in 26 games since being acquired at the trade deadline.

Norby finished the series against his former team by going 1-for-13 with a single and a run scored. It’s a disappointing outcome given all three games were at Coors Field, and he hit second in two of them. The Rockies host the Cardinals for three more games this week, at least one of which will come against a lefty.

Norby looks reborn with the Rockies. He broke this game wide open with his seventh inning grand slam that turned a three-run lead into seven and has been scorching hit since being traded to the Rockies. In 14 games with his new club, Norby has a .310/.408/.571 slash-line as the exact type of lightning in a bottle player we’re looking for in our deep leagues.

Norby gets his first opportunity with the Rockies after coming over from the Marlins in the Victor Vodnik trade last week. The 26-year-old figures to see time between several spots, most likely at second base, with Willi Castro moving to the outfield while Tyler Freeman (back) is on the injured list.

The Rockies acquired Norby on Monday and kept him in Triple-A, where he was in the Marlins organization. The 26-year-old hit .205/.313/.325 with four home runs and six steals in 233 plate appearances for the Marlins this season. There is currently no room at the inn in Colorado for Norby, but he started at second base in this one, which is an indication that that’s where the Rockies may view his best path to the majors. Right now, that job is being held by Willi Castro, who is also under contract for next season.

Norby gets a fresh start in Colorado after seeming to fall out of favor in Miami, hitting .205 with four homers and six steals in 233 plate appearances before being demoted back in late June. The 26-year-old could benefit from a change of scenery, but we’re getting further away from when he was a notable prospect with the Orioles.

The 26-year-old infielder has struggled mightily during his time with the Marlins this season, slashing .205/.313/.325 with four homers, 16 RBI and six stolen bases in 233 plate appearances. The Marlins will announce a corresponding move prior to Friday’s series opener against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

Norby wound up sitting out Monday’s series opener after being hit by a pitch over the weekend. The 25-year-old experienced some left elbow discomfort, but managed to avoid serious injury. He’s at first base and hitting fifth on Tuesday evening in the Rogers Centre.

Norby was hit by a Christian Scott pitch, and even though it went off his elbow guard, he was still feeling it enough that he left two innings later. Graham Pauley replaced him.

It appears to be nothing more than a regular day of rest for the 25-year-old first baseman. Christopher Morel will start in his place and will bat sixth against Braves’ right-hander Spencer Strider on Thursday evening in Miami.

Norby put the Marlins on the board in the second inning when he hit a solo homer to left center to cut the Rays’ lead to 2-1. It was the fourth homer of the season for Norby, who isn’t known for his power and has a slash line of .217/.308/.391 over the last week. Despite the homer, there’s not much to get excited about here.

It looks like a routine day off for the 25-year-old infielder. Norby has had a rough time overall at the dish this season, slashing .233/.343/.379 with three homers, 12 RBI and four swipes through his first 137 plate appearances. Christopher Morel will serve as the Marlins’ designated hitter and will bat sixth against Cade Cavalli and the Nationals on Sunday afternoon in Miami.

Norby sat Friday, but he was back in the lineup at Christopher Morel’s expense today and had his first two-hit game in two weeks. The walk gave him his first RBI in seven games and 10th in 114 plate appearances overall. Since Morel’s return, Norby has been in the lineup four out of five games, with Morel playing twice. Things could get dicey for him if Morel gets hot, but it’s cleared he’s the preferred choice at first base for now.

Norby has been struggling at the plate lately, so giving him a night off to clear his head isn’t the worst idea. It’s also beneficial that he won’t have to face Zack Wheeler. Christopher Morel will start in his place at first base and will bat eighth for the Marlins on Friday evening.

It sounded like Christopher Morel was going to be Miami’s primary first baseman to start the year if he hadn’t gotten hurt, but he’s started just one of three games since coming off the IL. Norby DH’d in that one and played first in the other two. He’s hit .226/.330/.376 while starting 28 of Miami’s 31 games this year, including the last six in a row. One would think he’ll need to do a little better than that going forward in order to remain a regular, but even if Morel can overtake him, he could still play third over Graham Pauley.

The homer off Adrian Houser was Norby’s only hit in five at-bats, but it was quite the blast, traveling 418 feet to left-center. Norby is batting .244/.333/.423 in 90 plate appearances while mostly starting at first base in Christopher Morel’s absence. That he has 190 points of OPS on Graham Pauley bodes well for his chances of remaining in the lineup after Morel returns, which could happen early next month.

Norby has struggled to begin the season with just two hits in his first 12 at-bats (.167), and he’ll get a day off with Graham Pauley hitting ninth and playing third base in Norby’s absence.

Norby draws another start at first base with slugging prospect Deyvison De Los Santos on the bench after Christopher Morel (oblique) hit the injured list. The other notable development for the Marlins is Jakob Marsee shifting back to his typical spot atop Miami’s lineup after lefty-masher Austin Slater got the nod to face Rockies southpaw Kyle Freeland on Opening Day earlier this week.