Aybar returned to action Wednesday against the Reds, hitting eighth and manning shortstop.

EDGE Analysis

He was scratched Tuesday with an undisclosed ailment, but made it back into the mix Wednesday. There are reasons to expect Aybar's .187 average to tick up as the season progresses -- namely a .227 BABIP (.301 for his career) -- but he is on pace for his lowest steals total since 2008 (just two in 46 games) and he has never been much of a power threat.