Things didn't go quite according to plan for Ty Wigginton during his short time in Philadelphia. Brought in to be a back-up first baseman, third baseman and right-handed bat off the bench, Wigginton was forced into starting duty as a result of Ryan Howard's lingering achilles' tendon injury and Placido Polanco's bad back. In 125 games, he hit .235 with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs. The Phillies non-tendered him in October rather than bring him back for a second year, and the Cardinals signed him to a two-year contract on Friday.
Wigginton received Phillies baseball cards in both team issued postcard sets and the 2012 Topps Update set.
Moving On
Jason Pridie (10/6/12) - Filed for free agency (Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles, 11/6/12)
Tyson Brummett (10/18/12) - Claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays
David Herndon (10/23/12) - Claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays (Signed a split contract with the New York Yankees, 11/20/12)
Juan Pierre (10/29/12) - Filed for free agency (Signed with the Miami Marlins, 11/17/12)
Brian Schneider (10/29/12) - Filed for free agency
Jose Contreras (10/29/12) - Team option declined
Placido Polanco (10/29/12) - Team option declined
Ty Wigginton (10/29/12) - Team option declined (Signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, 12/14/12)
Nate Schierholtz (11/30/12) - Non-tendered
Vance Worley (12/6/12) - Traded to the Minnesota Twins with Trevor May for Ben Revere
Josh Lindblom (12/8/12) - Traded to the Texas Rangers with Lisalverto Bonilla for Michael Young and cash
New Additions
Ender Inciarte (12/6/12) - Selected in the Rule 5 draft from the Arizona Diamondbacks
Ben Revere (12/6/12) - Acquired from the Minnesota Twins for Vance Worley and Trevor May
Michael Young (12/8/12) - Acquired from the Texas Rangers with cash for Josh Lindblom and Lisalverto Bonilla
Mauricio Robles (12/14/12) - Claimed off waivers from the Seattle Mariners
2 comments:
He wasn't signed by Philly, he was given to Philly for nothing and (mostly) paid for by the Rockies. Surprisingly, this still isn't one of the worst trades for our front office.
I just updated the post.
So according to Baseball Reference, he was traded by the Rockies (with cash) for a PTBNL (or cash). The PTBNL was never actually named, and only cash changed hands. I wonder how much the Rockies ended up making in the deal?
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