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The Phillies have acquired utility man Ty Wigginton from the Rockies in
exchange for a player to be named or cash, Colorado announced on its official
Twitter feed (link). The teams will split Wigginton's $4MM 2012 salary,
according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, and the Rox can recoup another
player or more cash if the Phils exercise Wigginton's $4MM 2013 option
(Twitter links).
Wigginton, who turned 34 last month, owns a .265/.325/.443 career line in 10
seasons with the Mets, Pirates, Astros, Orioles and Rockies, though he's been
better against lefties (.274/.353/.461) than righties (.261/.313/.437) by a
healthy margin. Wigginton has primarily played third base but has seen action
at third base and even logged time at second and in left field.
The Phils had been pursuing, reportedly aggressively, free agent utility man
Michael Cuddyer, so it's fair to infer that the acquisition of Wigginton
means they're out of the Cuddyer bidding. Cuddyer and Wigginton are roughly
comparable players in terms of their positional profiles and age, although
Cuddyer, 33 in March, has posted a better offensive line in his career:
.272/.343./.451. Wigginton, though, should prove a significantly cheaper
addition.