Ty Wigginton Traded To Houston

The Cubs lost out on infielder Ty Wigginton today when Tampa traded him to Houston for reliever Dan Wheeler.

Astros' G.M. Tim Purpura said Wigginton will be the everyday third baseman. That spells the end for Morgan Ensberg, who will likely be traded.

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In other trade news the Reds picked up embattled second baseman Jorge Cantu from Tampa. Cantu was assigned to the Reds AAA team. I'm not sure what they plan on doing with him since they have Brandon Phillips and Juan Encarnacion. Cantu almost certainly cannot play SS. Maybe the Reds plan on moving him to 1b or the outfield.