Wilson essentially lost his roster spot when Baltimore traded for Ramos and sent money to the White Sox. They were also quick to move on from Ramos, so it appears they were hoping to stash both players at Triple-A Norfolk. That’s par for the course for Baltimore, the league’s most aggressive team in working the waiver wire. Wilson himself was claimed from Philadelphia in late January.
Wilson, 31, played parts of three MLB seasons, all with the Phillies. He played in 100 games and made 245 trips to the plate, hitting .242/.328/.428 with nine home runs. That’s slightly above-average production, but Philadelphia used the right-handed hitter in favorable situations. Nearly 60% of his career appearances have been against left-handed pitching. Wilson has made nearly 1,700 trips to the dish in five seasons in Triple-A, where he is a .247/.339/.462 hitter.
This is Wilson’s first real assignment in his career. He doesn’t have three years of service, which means he will have to accept this. He will definitely get a non-roster invite to Spring Training when camps open next week and will try to work his way back into the roster. A heavy right-handed bench doesn’t do him much good, especially after the O’s acquired an out-of-options infielder Blow Alexander from Arizona yesterday.
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