Apparently the Houston Astros are looking to cut payroll down to $100 million and are shopping Ty Wigginton and Jose Valverde as a result. Depending on your metric of choice, Wigginton was between the fourth and sixth-best third baseman in the National League last season (yes, I know he played some LF too), and the third-best hitter on the Astros (behind Miggy Tejada and El Caballo).
I realize the Brewers are already disproportionately right-handed in their lineup, and that Ty also Ks a fair amount, but he would have been the fourth-best hitter on the Brewers last year (following Braun, Fielder, and Hardy), and his .350 OBP would have exceeded that of every regular Brewers hitter other than Prince.
Certainly intra-division trades are always tricky, but Wigginton is somebody I hope Melvin takes a look at. The Brewers don’t need to add superstars to their lineup, but they need to add something. Third base remains their biggest problem.
Tags: baseball, Brewers, Houston Astros, Ty Wigginton
