Dick Justice is a Moron (Part 307,212,081)

Agree- I agree Wiggi has done amazing this year

Disagree- Bourn has done terrible, yes he hasn’t done good at hitting. But Defense he is great, we need someone who can cover that CF out there at Minute Maid. We can afford to have someone hitting .220 we don’t need everyone hitting .300

I assume what Richard Justice means is Wigginton is great trade bait. Realistically the best the Astros can lose. But he has a larger than average salary for 2009. Will the team benefit by trading him for another player or great prospects more than what they lose. A big part of that calcuation depends on eh production of Wigginton’s replacement at third – Blum has done well this month. Will Loretta be back. is Newhan a possibility ? Or a minor leaguer? Or a free agent?

I’m guessing management will like to have both Bourn and Erstad back next year.

I have my doubts that he can be this good next year. Yes, there is a chance that he can, but I also think Wiggy may fit the “sell high” description. The Astros should have sold high on Ensberg after 2005 (yeah, hindsight is 20-20), and that makes me feel that you would at least consider trading Wigginton if you could get a lot in return.

Wiggy only had a one year contract with us this season. So we can’t trade him, unless you want to do the whole sign-and-trade thing.

And I don’t think we have anyone who can match his production in the farm system. And his PECOTA projections look pretty good for next year. I’d sign him for two seasons, maybe three if you can get it cheap enough.

I mean, if the Astros are really in “win now” mode, then we should keep him unless we can get something better. And I think any money that could be spent at 3B would be better spent in pitching or at catcher.