Mickey Moniak

Hilliard passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last week following the Rockies decision to sign Mickey Moniak. The 31-year-old lefty-masher is merely organizational fodder at this stage of his career.

Moniak just signed Thursday, so it's not a huge surprise the 26-year-old doesn't get a starting nod, and that's before considering how poorly he's played at the highest level. Jordan Beck is the starting left fielder against Ryan Pepiot and the Rays.

Moniak hit .219 with 14 homers and 49 RBIs last season with the Los Angeles Angels.

It's a little surprising no outfielder-needy team sent some cash the Mets' way in return for Canario. The Rockies' signing of Mickey Moniak might take them out of the picture here, but he'd still make plenty of sense for the Marlins. Canario's big finish gave him a .306/.419/.611 line this spring, and he's still just 24 years old.

The Rockies are going to designate outfielder Sam Hilliard for assignment, reports Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. That will be the corresponding move to sign fellow outfielder Mickey Moniak, a move which was reported yesterday. Hilliard, 31, was previously lined up a bench outfielder for Colorado. However, when the Angels released Moniak, they pounced…