Wiggington Update

The Orioles have placed former Met Ty Wiggington on waivers.

As I have mentioned before, one of the main reasons I found Wiggington an intriguing trade option is that, if he played second base more often, he might qualify as a type-B free agent in the 2B, 3B, SS cluster, as opposed to the 1B, OF, DH group in which he currently resides, given his offensive output. If the Mets offered Wiggington arbitration and he declined and signed elsewhere, the Mets would receive a supplemental pick in next year’s draft.

Over the past two seasons, Wiggington has played 129 games at 1B, OF, or DH, and 104 at 2B, 3B, or SS. With 48 games left to play, he has enough time to close that margin.

Regardless of how you feel about Ruben Tejada’s promotion, I think its’ worth sending him back to AAA if it means netting a high draft pick next season. The question is, would Wiggington qualify?

Elias Rankings are based on traditional stats PA, AVG, OBP, HR, RBI. For the 2B, 3B, or SS group, Elias also accounts for fielding percentage, and total chances at designated position. Wiggington’s offensive numbers are probably strong enough, but his fielding percentage at second and third the last two seasons has been pretty awful.

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