When Brad Ausmus talked about Jefry Marte and Andrew Romine as parts of the mix at first base, it didn’t bode well for Josh Wilson. Somebody had to go to make room for first baseman Marc Krauss, and if Marte was expected to split time at first, Wilson looked a lot like the odd man out. Sure enough, the Tigers designated Wilson’s contract for assignment on Tuesday as Krauss arrived in Seattle.
Wilson replaced Hernan Perez as the Tigers’ second utility infielder on June 2 and held his own, batting 8-for-21 while seeing playing time at second, third and shortstop.