Rockies' Ben Paulsen: Optioned to Triple-A on Friday

Paulsen was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday, Nick Groke of the Denver Post reports.

With Daniel Descalso being activated from the disabled list, the Rockies needed to make room on the roster, and they chose Paulsen to be the casualty. He hasn't been horrible this season, batting .258 with 10 RBI, but Mark Reynolds has taken over as the starting first baseman, so the Rockies probably thought it was worthwhile getting the 28-year-old more at-bats rather than having him rot on the bench. He'll likely be one of the first ones called up in the event of an injury to a position player, but for now, Paulsen will settle for at-bats in the minor leagues.