Chase Utley has suffered a thumb injury and will out for at-least the next 8 weeks for the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Phillies are only 4 games out of 1st place, but are in 3rd place in the National League East. To get to the post-season, they are going to need to replace Utley with some offense.
Wigginton is a better reserve than everyday starter, but the Phillies will be hard-pressed to find a player more capable of helping. With Wigginton’s ability to play multiple positions (including 2nd) he would be a valuable addition to Philadelphia.
Here are 3 players the O’s could target in return:
Jonathan Singleton, 1st Base:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=1B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=572138
Harold Garica, 2nd Base:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=2B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=467833
Anthony Gose, OF:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=543238
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