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In the same week the Cardinals trade away lefthanded-hitting utility man Skip Schumaker, the club signs righthanded-hitting utility man Ty Wigginton.

Judging from his stats, lefty reliever Randy Choate, the Cardinals' latest addition, should be used by manager Mike Matheny to face lefthanded batters frequently and against righthanded batters as rarely as possible.