after the mitchell report tejada was let go i know that baltimore traded him knowing this the astros might have got screwed big time i wonder what he is capable of drug free we still need to address the pitching its looking like oswalt is gonna be all alone come april since we keep trading away our young pitching prospects!
2007-12-14 04:49:53 · 9 answers · asked by daniel enchilada 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Tejada is a good player but not what he once was. The Astros need a lot more than him to find themselves in the mix.
2007-12-14 04:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I said this was a bone head trade even before the Mitchell report was released. The Astros had to trade 5 players including the best 2 pitching prospects in the farm system to get a 31 year old short stop with limited range and declining power numbers. It was an absolutely terrible trade.
2007-12-14 07:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by SFA Cutie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel he will do fairly well in Minute Maid Park giving the left field wall being 315 ft. away and 19 ft. high. With the addition of him hitting only 18 HR's/81RBI's, hitters like Carlos Lee 32 HR's/119 RBI's, Lance Berkman 34 HR's/102 RBI's and Hunter Pence 17 HR's will increase will make them a force in the offensive category. Their only worry would be starting pitching. Roy Oswalt is their only shut down starter. They don't even have any legitimate #2 or #3 starters.
2007-12-14 05:13:06 · answer #3 · answered by rdrssuk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it was a bad trade, so they got a great (cheating) player in tejada. but they gave up some pitching. really what they needed to do was sign a couple pitcher instead of giving some up
2007-12-14 05:40:01 · answer #4 · answered by coopa_5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS TRADE FREAKIN SUCKS!!! i dont give a crap how many hr's this guy gets or whatever...hes old and slow o and he juiced so yea...seriously we traded away two pitchers for this piece of crap...theres even more proof the front office has no idea how to run this team..uncle drayton wants a winning team right? then y trade away pitchers for another bat and yet the guy is to old...HEY DRAYTON OPEN UP YOUR FREAKIN WALLET AND GET THE PAYROLL UP!!! u have the money, hell the juice box beer prices are the highest in the bigs..man the front office sucks
2007-12-14 09:56:50 · answer #5 · answered by travis b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Astros weren't a contender before the trade for this guy, and they sure as the hell aren't now.
2007-12-14 06:09:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is a solid addition. With the short porch in Houston, he should do well. His numbers have gone down the past few years. Better than Everett at short
2007-12-14 05:48:32 · answer #7 · answered by turninaduece 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I f we could pick up some jucin' pitchers - Like Clemens- we would have it made next year!!!- I'm still excited- can't wait for opening day!!!
2007-12-14 06:47:27 · answer #8 · answered by boilerrat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He doesn't really have to be drug free. There is no way to test for HGH in urine, and the MLBPA will never, ever consent to blood tests for players, ever.
2007-12-14 04:55:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋