Stewart joined the Red Sox as a non-roster invitee Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Stewart has appeared in 157 career major-league games, homering 15 times while slashing .225/.300/.376. The 28-year-old spent this past season with Triple-A Toledo, where he slashed .254/.339/.538 but struck out 29.2 percent of the time.

Stewart cleared waivers and was outrighted to the Tigers' alternate training site Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Stewart owns a career .225/.300/.376 slash line in 157 games at the highest level. Once a well-regarded power-hitting prospect, he's now been relegated to organizational depth.

The Tigers designated Stewart for assignment Thursday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old outfielder had already missed out on the Opening Day roster after being optioned to minor-league camp two weeks earlier, but the Tigers elected to remove him from the 40-man roster entirely Thursday to clear a spot for long reliever Derek Holland. A former top prospect for Detroit, Stewart struggled to find success over his various stints in the majors across the past three seasons, posting a .676 OPS over 587 career plate appearances.

Stewart was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

It was reported before the start of spring training that Stewart would have to compete for a roster spot, and he ultimately did not do enough to break camp with the big club. Stewart will be the top option -- or at least among the top options -- should the Tigers need to bring up an outfielder from the minor-league ranks.

Stewart will be competing for a bench spot during spring training after the Tigers added to their outfield depth during the offseason, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

EDGE Analysis

JaCoby Jones and Victor Reyes return and look like outfield starters, and the team added Robbie Grossman and Nomar Mazara in free agency. Akil Baddoo also came over in the Rule 5 draft, creating a bit of a logjam. Stewart's prospect luster has faded over the past few seasons as he's struggled to hit consistently at the MLB level, so he'll need a strong spring training to have any chance at sticking in the majors.

Stewarts was recalled by the Tigers on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Stewart spent most of the year on the big-league roster before being demoted in early September. He's hitting just .171/.233/.317 on the season in 90 plate appearances. Jeimer Candelario (back) landed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Stewart was optioned to the alternate training site after Tuesday's win over the Brewers, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Stewart started in left field Tuesday and went 0-for-2 with a run and a walk, extending his hitless streak to five games. The 26-year-old will head to the alternate site with a .171/.233/.317 slash line in 33 games this season.

Stewart went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

Stewart took Josh Lindblom deep in the third inning for a solo home run. It was his third long ball of the season and just his second since July 28. Overall, Stewart has just a.185/.250/.369 line with eight RBI and five runs scored across 73 plate appearances.

Stewart is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Stewart homered in Monday's game but retreats to the bench Tuesday, with the Tigers deploying Victor Reyes, JaCoby Jones and Cameron Maybin in the outfield from left to right. It'll be Stewart's fourth time out of the starting lineup over the last seven games, and his rough .158/.226/.298 slash line isn't helping his cause for earning more playing time.

Stewart went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 9-3 loss to the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Stewart went deep against Alec Mills in the seventh inning for his second home run of the season. The 26-year-old outfielder has been a disappointment so far with just the two long balls and a .524 OPS through 21 games, and he's started to lose playing time recently as a result. Perhaps the home run will help get him going.