How could we not keep Tejada?
by entropic soul on Nov 17, 2008 11:15 PM CST
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How could we not keep Tejada after he has said such nice words:
http://blogs.chron.com/baseballblog/archives/2008/11/tejada_optimist.html
"I'm going to the Dominican next week, but I'm not going to play this year," he said. "Because as you know I want to dedicate myself more to this. I look and feel real good. I'm doing a lot of leg exercises. Right now I'm focused on this. They made me a program for spring training. I hope that Houston sees in me this year what everybody has seen in me so I don't go anywhere. I hope Houston has the same love so I don't have to go. I feel good in Houston and I think that's what I want. I hope that's what Houston thinks."
Just to curb any arguements on this before they start: He was not BAD last year. He was bad for $13 million. As a shortstop, he was a little above average all around. Not great, but still not bad. I would use "good" in the blandest form of the word.
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Defense
Honestly, I was really afraid that we were going to have a massive drop-off in our defense by replacing Everett with Miggy. I think he played really well at short last season, and he was definitely an upgrade offensively.
But was he worth the $13 million he made over Everett? Probably not. I would like to see some defensive efficiency ratings, if there are any.
by JEH629 on Nov 18, 2008 12:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
No.. money-wise Tejada is not a good choice.
But take away the cost and he’s still a good shortstop and a really good teammate from what the reports say. He had a lot on his ind last year, so hopefully he can come closer to being worth $13 million next year. If not, maybe we can sign him for less as he seems like he really wants to stay here.
As for Everett.. I love Everett, really, but last year he was only marginally better than Tejada and was injured most of the year (shoulder issues) so he would not have been any help on the field either way.
by entropic soul on Nov 18, 2008 1:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is talk
of increased rest supposedly going to keep the juice (ahahaha…no) in his bat for longer next season? He fell off sharply after May.
by jonthefon on Nov 18, 2008 4:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My thoughts on that
If he was tired, wouldn’t we have seen a large drop off in his defense more than his bat?
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by DyingQuail on Nov 18, 2008 3:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
not sure.
The idea that his offense may improve if he rests more may be complete BS. But it might be worth trying to see if it works. My recollection is that Tejada seemed to come back well in the day or two after he had a day off. Increasing days off did seem to help Biggio’s offense as he got older. More times than not, Biggio would get an offensive spark when he returned from a couple of days off. May or may not work for Tejada, but why not try it.
I have no answer about why rest may be necessary for Tejada’s offense, even if the defense is OK. Maybe “tired” is the wrong word. Perhaps mental fatigue sets in, and affects reflexes more. Maybe different muscles are affected. Who knows.
by clack on Nov 18, 2008 6:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure either
It’s just something I kept mulling over during the season. In my head I feel like there would be a drop of in both, not just one or the other. But, I’ve also never played a 162 game season so i have no idea.
The Crawfishboxes
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Nov 18, 2008 11:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
just ruminating...this may or may not be relevant....
but it seems to me that Tejada’s main strength as a defensive player is his arm. Many times it seemed like he was out of position or almost late getting to the ball, but he bailed himself out with a terrific throw. Since I hadn’t watched him in the AL, I was surprised at how good his arm is, like a Furcal. (That is also why I think he would be a good 3d baseman.)
by clack on Nov 19, 2008 7:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No argument about Tejada's defense last year.
Revised Zone Rating is a better measure than DER. RZR for Tejada was best in NL among shorstops.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/index.php?view=fielding&linesToDisplay=50&orderBy=zone_rating&direction=DESC&qual_filter=1&season_filter5B5D=2008&league_filter5B5D=2&pos_filter5B5D=6&Submit=Submit
by clack on Nov 18, 2008 7:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cue the FSN music
The Crawfishboxes
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on Nov 18, 2008 3:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
From a financial perspective, combined with the risk of declining offense....
trading Tejada might make sense. But it’s not worth an argument, because I don’t see it happening. So we can all hope that Tejada rebounds to his previous performance level. That isn’t out of the question. At this stage of a player’s career, you will sometimes see up and down year to year performance. A rebound to past levels can happen, even though it’s unlikely to be something you can count on.
by clack on Nov 18, 2008 7:06 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
he says
“Houston” way too much for my liking, almost like he’d forget where he played if he didn’t repeat himself over and over.
by HighLeveragePerformer on Nov 18, 2008 9:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
He was pretty awesome in the All Star Game
Might have been the MVP if we had won.
by entropic soul on Nov 18, 2008 2:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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Chicago
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Milwaukee
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