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I liked Wigginton as a platoon leftfielder who could allow Tatis to spell Church or Delgado against some lefties, who could also provide insurance at a number of positions in the event of an injury or ineffectiveness. I'm not sure if Baltimore is guaranteeing him anything more full-time than that.
I never suggested him as a second baseman, although it's worth pointing out that the guy we currently have playing second was himself a train wreck with the glove last year.
Wigginton is a below average defensive infielder, but not disastrously so -- especially if he can come close to duplicating his 128 OPS+ from last year. I think the Astros non-tendering him had a lot more to do with money than with Ty's glove, but they had to offer a more publicly palatable reason than being too cheap to try and contend.
I'm not sure if Luke Scott was ever considered an elite prospect, but the 1.047 OPS he put up in his rookie half-year for Houston in 2006 generated more hype than he could live up to. He's still a decent hitter though, at least against righties.
I thought Kielty was a very good pickup. I'm concerned that another righthanded bat on the bench beyond Tatis and Castro is a necessity and not a luxury, and I'd be more comfortable with Kielty as insurance given that he never saw the majors last year. Yes there's Nick Evans, but it's in his and the Mets' long-term best interest that he play full-time at first in AAA.
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