How Will The Cubs Get Tejada, If At All?

[TJ.Wells]

The Chicago Cubs are very interested in Baltimore SS Miguel Tejada. How (if at all) will they get him?

[mikeford]

they wont.

he said he didnt wanna be traded.

[TJ.Wells]

they wont.

he said he didnt wanna be traded.
uh...no.

[TJ.Wells]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtTFkqwtzmCqMipi1sQr6JgRv LYF?slug=ap-orioles-tejada&prov=ap&type=lgns

[mikeford]

Report: Tejada denies wanting trade

ESPN.com news services



Miguel Tejada (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5888) doesn't want a trade after all.

http://espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/5888.jpg
Tejada Three days after telling The Associated Press that he wanted "a change of scenery," the Baltimore Orioles (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=bal)' All-Star shortstop backed off those comments during a phone interview Sunday with Comcast SportsNet.
"I never said I wanted to be traded," Tejada told SportsNet. "I said I want to see a better team. I don't want to keep losing like we have the past two years."
Tejada signed a $72 million, six-year contract with the Orioles before the 2004 season. He hit .304 with 26 home runs and 98 RBI this year, but Baltimore finished 21 games behind the New York Yankees (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=nyy) and Boston Red Sox (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=bos) in the AL East. In his first season as an Oriole, Tejada set career highs in batting average (.311) and RBI (150) and tied his career high in homers (34).
"I've been with the Orioles for two years and things haven't gone in the direction that we were expecting, so I think the best thing will be a change of scenery," Tejada told the AP during a telephone interview in his native Dominican Republic on Thursday.
"I've done many things with this team and I haven't seen results, and the other teams are getting stronger while the Orioles have not made any signings to strengthen the club," Tejada told AP.
But Tejada, the 2002 AL MVP while with Oakland, said Sunday that he's just frustrated with the team's struggles, especially with pitching.
"Look at the division we're in," he told SportsNet. "It's not easy to win without pitching. I'm not saying I don't like the team or the city. If they trade me, I don't want people to think I just want to go to a winning team. I just want the organization to do something, go get pitching. If they don't, they're telling me they don't want to win.
"I don't want to take anything away from the pitchers we have. But we need more. We need an ace. I think they've got to make some moves. That's why I'm upset. I hope the fans won't be mad at me. But I think me speaking up might actually help the team get better," he said.
The Orioles hired Leo Mazzone, the esteemed pitching coach who had six Cy Young Award winners and nine 20-game winners during a 15½-year run with the Braves, in October. However, they haven't gone after veteran pitching to balance a young rotation. Last season's rotation featured five pitchers under the age of 30 -- Erik Bedard (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6910), who finished the season 6-8; Daniel Cabrera (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7325) (10-13); Bruce Chen (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6087) (13-10); Rodrigo Lopez (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6460) (15-12); and Sidney Ponson (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5984), who was released in September after posting a 7-11 record.
SportsNet reported that Orioles officials spoke to Tejada on Friday night after speaking with the shortstop's representatives, Diego Bentz and Fernando Cuza.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

[getupkid53]

yeah, tejada wants out big time. I don't see manny going to chicago. I heard he hates big city livin' and Boston's rabid fan base, which the cubs have both. The cubs won't get rid of Zambrano. The most likely of those would be prior, but I don't see them giving him up either. I would have said sign and trade with nomar and kerry wood, but arbitration is past.

[FrancesdaMute]

his contract is huge...he signed with a shitty team with dumbass corporates for the cash. in turn, he will now have to play with the shitty team for a long ass time, sucks for him. no way the cubs will take on his contract.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

if he got traded to the cubs, it would be for Wood, Pie and probably a pitching prospect.

[TJ.Wells]

his contract is huge...he signed with a shitty team with dumbass corporates for the cash. in turn, he will now have to play with the shitty team for a long ass time, sucks for him. no way the cubs will take on his contract.
You rule because you like Like Lions.

[Scott Weber]

Yeah, Tejada said he didn't want a trade. The whole thing was a misunderstanding.

Hey Mikeford, how'd you get that article to paste into this thread with links, the picture, and everything? Is it the browser you're using? If so, what is it, because that's way cool!

[mikeford]

must be the browser cuz i just cut and pasted it.

i use firefox because i have ADD and need about 10 tabs open at once.

[Scott Weber]

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Dang, mine doesn't do that. You got some sorta plug-in?

[TJ.Wells]

That is pretty damn cool.

[FrancesdaMute]

You rule because you like Like Lions.

what can I say, I do what I can.

Do you have their old and new demos? I can't decide which I like more. We Go Everywhere is a such a good song, but so is End of the World.

[Drew Beringer]

The Cubs suck.

[getupkid53]

The Cubs suck.

You're entering a world of pain.

[Drew Beringer]

You're entering a world of pain.

;) I'm just being an ass. I know injuries have hurt them the past couple of years. Plus I'm a Brewers fan. :thumbsup:

[xearlynovemberx]

no way in hell would he go there he said he wants to win

[xearlynovemberx]

;) I'm just being an ass. I know injuries have hurt them the past couple of years. Plus I'm a Brewers fan. :thumbsup:

brewers are going to be good

[Drew Beringer]

brewers are going to be good

I know, after years of sucking, they are finally showing some good signs. 81-81 last year is pretty damn good.

[ThexQuietxCull]

i wonder if manny would go to the cubs? like a three way trade, tejada to boston, manny to the cubs, and then whoever goes to baltimore, maybe nomar and someone else

[justinevans]

cubs said they will not be trading prior or zambrano.

[itsjdiggity]

that zambrano can swing a bat

[mikeford]

i wonder if manny would go to the cubs? like a three way trade, tejada to boston, manny to the cubs, and then whoever goes to baltimore, maybe nomar and someone else

manny will not go anywhere thats not west.

[ThexQuietxCull]

manny will not go anywhere thats not west.

so he wants to go to a western team, as in anaheim?

[xearlynovemberx]

I know, after years of sucking, they are finally showing some good signs. 81-81 last year is pretty damn good.

i remember maybe like 5-6 years ago i went to a mets brewers game and i knew jack shit about that team except for the fact they had burnitz and the mets humiliated them

[mikeford]

so he wants to go to a western team, as in anaheim?

anaheim, oakland, dodgers, or san fran.

california, basically

but all possible avenues for those teams are dead as of today... with nothing new on the horizon. looks like manny is a red sox again this season whether he likes it or not.

[King Caesar]

basically, if miguel tejada goes anywhere, it's going to be for an all-star, a future all-star, and enough money to build a new ballpark.
what i'm trying to say is
he's not getting traded

[xearlynovemberx]

basically, if miguel tejada goes anywhere, it's going to be for an all-star, a future all-star, and enough money to build a new ballpark.
what i'm trying to say is
he's not getting traded

i was reading an article before and the mets would trade jose reyes for him...well not just jose other people along with him

heres part of it


Minaya has shown a roster restlessness vaguely reminiscent of Knicks president Isiah Thomas, so you can't discount him trading for the 29-year-old Tejada. Still, it seems unlikely simply because other teams are more desperate for a shortstop. Additionally, Jose Reyes would almost certainly need to be the centerpiece of any deal, and that's one rare spot where the Mets struck gold from the farm system.