Vargas is an eight-year veteran that has played for five franchises — six, if you count the Expos and the Nationals as two separate teams. From 2003 through 2007, he was a very average starting pitcher, never winning more than twelve games in a season. In 2009, pitching from the bullpen for the Dodgers then the Brewers, Claudio had a breakout year. He appeared in thirty-six games with a 1.74 ERA and a very impressive .968 WHIP. However, 2010 was the worst year of Vargas’s career. He was shelled in 17 appearances, causing the Brewers to designate him for assignment early in the season. Vargas will turn thirty-three in June.
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Ty Wigginton

In over 1000 career games, Wigginton has made only 168 starts at second base. Out of the Rockies’ five possibilities at second, Wigginton is the worst defender, but the safest bet to perform at the plate. Ty will get a few spot starts at second next season, but he won’t see regular playing time there. His lack of range is too much of a liability. Instead, he will serve as a right-handed option to rotate with Helton at first, while also pinch hitting, playing some third, and DHing in American League parks.
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